English Explanatory Dictionary

-ploid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

Word forms

-ploid

Etymology

Back-formation from haploid and diploid. Equivalent to Ancient Greek -πλ(όος) (-pl(óos), “-fold”) + -oid.

Derived words

-ploidy ploidy
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