The hybrid then, by allopolyploidy doubled its chromosome number spontaneously, leading to the resultant and extant 2n = 14 species.
ðə hˈaɪbɹɪd ðˈɛn, baɪ ælˈɑːpəlˌɪplɔɪdi dˈʌbəld ɪts kɹˈoʊməsˌoʊm nˈʌmbɚ spɑːntˈeɪniəsli, lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə ɹɪzˈʌltənt ænd ɛkstˈænt tˈuː ˈɛn ˈiːkwəlz fˈoːɹtiːn spˈiːsiːz.