euploid

(yo̵̅o̅′plo̵id′)

adjective

with the complement of chromosomes being an exact multiple of the haploid number, as diploid, triploid, etc.

Origin: eu- + -ploid

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See euploid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

noun

An organism having a euploid chromosome number.

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