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polyploid

/'pɑli,plɔɪd/

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noun
(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
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type of:
organism being
adjective
of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
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"a polyploid cell" "a polyploid species"

Similar:

triploid

Opposite:

diploid haploid

Definition that contains polyploid

polyploidy the condition of being polyploid