heteroploid

het·ero·ploid

adj \ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌplȯid\

Definition of HETEROPLOID

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

—heteroploid noun

—het·ero·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯid-ē\ noun, plural het·ero·ploi·dies