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polysomic definition

poly·so·mic (päl′i sō′mik)

adjective

Genetics having two complete genomes with one or more extra chromosomes that do not form a set

Etymology: < polysome + -ic

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