polysomic
American Heritage Dictionary:
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pol·y·so·mic
(pŏl'ē-sō'mĭk) 
adj.
Having an extra copy of one or more chromosomes: a polysomic individual; a polysomic cell.
n.
A polysomic organism or cell.
adj.
Having an extra copy of one or more chromosomes: a polysomic individual; a polysomic cell.
n.
A polysomic organism or cell.
[POLY- + (CHROMO)SOM(E) + -IC.]
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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pol·y·so·mic
(pŏl'ē-sō'mĭk)
adj.
adj.
Having an extra copy of one or more chromosomes.
n.A polysomic organism or cell.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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polysomic
- describing a cell or organism that has one or more normal chromosomes in excess of the usual diploid or polyploid complement; being such a chromosome.
- a polysomic organism.
| polysome, polysaccharide, polyribosome | |
| polystyrene, polysubstituted, polytene chromosome |
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