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-ploid
adjective combining form
Definition of -PLOID
: having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number of a given group <polyploid>
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Origin of -PLOID
International Scientific Vocabulary, from diploid and haploid
Medical Dictionary
-ploid
adjective combining form \ˌplȯid\
Medical Definition of -PLOID
: having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number characteristic of a given plant or animal group <polyploid>
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