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Dictionary: eu·ploid   ('ploid') pronunciation
adj.
Having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

n.
An organism having a euploid chromosome number.

euploidy eu'ploi'dy n.

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('ploid')
adj.

Having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

n.

An organism having a euploid chromosome number.

eu'ploi'dy n.

1. having a balanced set or sets of chromosomes, in any number.
2. a euploid individual or cell.

 
 
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euploidy
hyperploid
Chromosome aberration (genetics)

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