PLOIDY


Meaning of PLOIDY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' plo ̇ i-d ē

Function: noun

Etymology: from such words as diploidy, hexaploidy

Date: 1939

: degree of repetition of the basic number of chromosomes

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