heteroploid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.het·ero·ploid
adjective \ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌplȯid\Definition of HETEROPLOID
: having a chromosome number that deviates from and is not an integral multiple of the number characteristic of a given species
— heteroploid noun
— het·ero·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun
Origin of HETEROPLOID
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1926
het·ero·ploid
adjective \ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌplȯid\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HETEROPLOID
: having a chromosome number that is not a simple multiple of the haploid chromosome number
—heteroploid noun
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