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aneuploid

 
Dictionary: an·eu·ploid   (ăn'yə-ploid') pronunciation
adj.
Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species.

n.
A cell or an organism characterized by an aneuploid chromosome number.


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(ăn'yū-ploid')
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A cell or an organism characterized by aneuploidy.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number
  Pertains to noun: aneuploidy (meaning #1)


 
 
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