Compare an autotetraploid and an allotetraploid to each other with respect to the characteristics listed below. Answer auto, allo, both or neither for each statement.     a) Fully fertile. b) Originated from 2 different ancestral diploid species. c) Contains 4 homologous copies of every chromosome. d) Balanced and unbalanced gametes can form.

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2. Compare an autotetraploid and an allotetraploid to each other with respect to the characteristics listed below. Answer auto, allo, both or neither for each statement.  
 
a) Fully fertile.
b) Originated from 2 different ancestral diploid species.
c) Contains 4 homologous copies of every chromosome.
d) Balanced and unbalanced gametes can form.

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