Abstract:The diploid Arabidopsis thaliana(Columbia-0, 2n=10) was used to obtain autotetraploid plants(2n=20) after 0.2% colchicine treatment and cytological identification. Meiotic chromosome behaviors were comparatively observed in diploid and autotetraploid A.thaliana, and the meiosis-related genes were relatively quantified by Real-time PCR. The autotetraploid A.thaliana produced relatively larger stoma and fruits, but the stomatal density and the seed-set were significantly reduced. Some chromosomal configurations were also observed during meiosis involving the trivalents, univalents, bivalents and quadrivalents in autotetraploid plants. The expression of several meiosis-related genes including ASY1, DMC1, MRE11 and SPO11-1 were up-regulated in autotetraploids. Therefore, as autopolyploidization proceeds, plants may adapt themselves into environment by accompanying with phenotype changes owing to the altered chromosomal behaviors and gene expressions.