multiploid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having multiple copies of each chromosome; polyploid.
noun
  1. A cell or organism having multiple copies of each chromosome.

Word forms

multiploid multiploids

Etymology

From multi- + -ploid.

Related words

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.