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polyploid Definition

poly·ploid (päl′i plo̵id′)

adjective

having the number of chromosomes in the somatic cells three or more times the haploid number

Etymology: poly- + -ploid

noun

a polyploid cell or organism

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polyploid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • specie: This crucial stage in the early evolutionary history of polyploid species has been relatively little explored.
  • plant: This will cause many of the seeds to die and not germinate, but the ones that do come up will be polyploid plants.