Polyploid Definition & Meaning
polyploid
- adjective
- of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"
- noun
- (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
Words that rhyme with polyploid
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