Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus: triploid somatic cells.
n.A triploid organism or cell.
triploidy trip'loi·dy n.
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Medical Dictionary:
trip·loid
(trĭp'loid')adj.
Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus.
n.A triploid organism or cell.
trip'loi·dy n.
Veterinary Dictionary:
triploid
Having triple the haploid number of chromosomes (3n).
- t. lower jaw deformity — defect of Atlantic salmon comprising a short, curved lower jaw with misaligned symphyses in the jaw. Cause uncertain, possibly genetic.
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triploid
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(genetics; of a cell or organism) having three complete sets of chromosomes
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