English Explanatory Dictionary

tetraploid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having four sets of chromosomes.
noun
  1. A tetraploid cell.
  2. A tetraploid organism.

Word forms

tetraploid tetraploids

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetra- + -ploid.

Related words

diploid polyploid

Derived words

tetraploidy autotetraploid heterotetraploid
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