heteroploid

adjective het·ero·ploid \ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌplȯid\

Definition of HETEROPLOID

: having an abnormal chromosome number that deviates from the normal diploid number of a given species

— heteroploid noun

— het·ero·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1926

Medical Dictionary

adjective het·ero·ploid \ˈhet-ə-rə-ˌplȯid\

: having a chromosome number that is not a simple multiple of the haploid chromosome number

—heteroploid noun

—het·ero·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯid-ē\ noun, plural het·ero·ploi·dies

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