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

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