Polyploid
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adjective.
Having one or more extra sets of chromosomes.
noun.
An organism with more than two sets of chromosomes.
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adjective.
having more than the usual number of complete sets of
chromosomes
in a single cell
noun.
a
cell
or
organism
that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes
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noun.
(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
adjective.
of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
Word Usage
"Wendel 2008 Partitioned expression of duplicated genes during development and evolution of a single cell in a polyploid plant."
cross-reference
octoploid
tetraploid
Equivalent
triploid
Etymologically Related
polyploidy
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
being
organism