POLYSOMIC

Adjective

polysomic (not comparable)

Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement

In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.

Noun

polysomic (plural polysomics)

such an organism or chromosome

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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