AMPHIPLOID

Etymology

Adjective

amphiploid (not comparable)

(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.

Noun

amphiploid (plural amphiploids)

(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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