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¹tetraploid

adjective tet·ra·ploid \ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid\

Definition of TETRAPLOID

: having or being a chromosome number four times the monoploid number <a tetraploid cell>

— tet·ra·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1912

noun

: a tetraploid individual

1921

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