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polyploid

adjective noun

of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
D
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
17

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adjective

  1. of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

    “a polyploid cell”

noun

  1. (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

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Example Sentences

a polyploid cell
a polyploid species

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