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euploid definition

eu·ploid (yo̵̅o̅′plo̵id′)

adjective

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

Etymology: eu- + -ploid

Related Forms:

  • euploidy eu′·ploid′y (-plo̵i′dē) noun

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