heteroploid

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adjective

het·​ero·​ploid ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌplȯid 

: having an abnormal chromosome number that deviates from the normal diploid number of a given species

heteroploid noun

heteroploidy

ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌplȯi-dē 

noun

heteroploidy

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noun

het·​er·​o·​ploi·​dy -dē 

plural -es

: the condition of being heteroploid

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

Adjective

1926, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

heteroploid

adjective

het·​ero·​ploid ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌplȯid 

: having a chromosome number that is not a simple multiple of the haploid chromosome number

heteroploid noun

heteroploidy

-ˌplȯid-ē 

noun

plural heteroploidies