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Heteroploid Definition & Meaning

heteroploid
noun
  1. (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

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What does heteroploid mean?
(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
What part of speech is heteroploid?
Heteroploid is a noun.

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