Associations to the word «Heteroploid»

Noun

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Wiktionary

HETEROPLOID, adjective. (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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