heteroploid

heteroploid definition - medical

het·er·o·ploid (hĕtˈər-ə-ploidˌ)

adjective
Having a chromosome number that is not a whole-number multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species.

Related Forms:

  • hetˈer·o·ploidˌ noun

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