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POLYPLOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("polyploid" is a kind of...):
being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Derivation:
polyploid (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
Example:
a polyploid species
Classified under:
Similar:
triploid (of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Antonym:
diploid (of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number)
haploid (of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes)
Derivation:
polyploid ((genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
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