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Polyploidy

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Noun

1. polyploidy

the condition of being polyploid

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Polyploidy

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adjective
1. 
(of cells, organisms, etc) having more than twice the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes
noun
2. 
an individual or cell of this type

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Polyploidy

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adjective
1. 
having the number of chromosomes in the somatic cells three or more times the haploid number
noun
2. 
a polyploid cell or organism

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Polyploidy

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adj.
Having one or more extra sets of chromosomes in the cell nucleus: a polyploid species; a polyploid cell.
n.
A polyploid organism or cell.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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