Ploidy Definition

ploidē
noun
The number of chromosome sets in a nucleus.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ploidy

Noun

Singular:
ploidy
Plural:
ploidies

Origin of Ploidy

  • From the ending of words such as haploidy, polyploidy etc.

    From Wiktionary

  • From diploidy haploidy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to ploidy using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

ploidy