HETEROPLOID


Meaning of HETEROPLOID in English

I. -ˌplȯid adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + -ploid

: having a chromosome number that is greater or smaller usually by one than the somatic number characteristic of the species but not a simple multiple of the haploid chromosome number — compare polyploid

II. noun

( -s )

: a heteroploid individual

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.