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pentaploid

(pen′tə plo̵id′)

adjective

Biol. having five times the haploid number of chromosomes

Origin: penta- + -ploid

noun

a pentaploid cell or organism

Related Forms:

pentaploidy noun

See pentaploid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having five haploid sets of chromosomes.

noun

A pentaploid individual.

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