HYPERPLOID


Meaning of HYPERPLOID in English

— hyperploidy , n.

/huy"peuhr ployd'/ , Biol.

adj.

1. having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.

n.

2. a hyperploid cell or organism.

[ 1925-30; HYPER- + -PLOID ]

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