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Polyploid Common

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polyploid has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

2

A cell that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.

Adjective
1

of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

"a polyploid cell"

"a polyploid species"

2

Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

Related Terms
Antonyms
haploidic diploid
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organism
Rhyming Words
oid boid ooid coid noid poid foid roid loid void doid zoid groid geoid booid avoid axoid aloid ploid pooid
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