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ploidy definition

ploidy (plo̵i′dē)

noun

the number of chromosome sets in a nucleus

Etymology: -ploid + -y

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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