-ploid
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adjective combining formDefinition of -PLOID
: having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number of a given group <polyploid>
Origin of -PLOID
International Scientific Vocabulary, from diploid and haploid
-ploid
adjective combining form \ˌplȯid\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of -PLOID
: having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number characteristic of a given plant or animal group <polyploid>
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