HETEROPLOID
heteroploid
(noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
heteroploid (comparative more heteroploid, superlative most heteroploid)
(biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
Noun
heteroploid (plural heteroploids)
(biology) An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
Anagrams
• reptilehood
Source: Wiktionary
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