TETRAPLOID


Meaning of TETRAPLOID in English

I. ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1912

: having or being a chromosome number four times the monoploid number

a tetraploid cell

• tet·ra·ploi·dy -ˌplȯi-dē noun

II. noun

Date: 1921

: a tetraploid individual

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.