-ploid Definition
ploid
suffix
Having a number of chromosomes that has a specified relationship to, or is a multiple of, the basic number of chromosomes of a group.
Heteroploid.
American Heritage
affix
Of or being a (specified) multiple of the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes characteristic of a group of related organisms.
Monoploid.
Webster's New World
Origin of -ploid
From diploid haploid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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