POLYPLOID


Meaning of POLYPLOID in English

— polyploidic , adj. — polyploidy , n.

/pol"ee ployd'/ , Biol.

adj.

1. having a chromosome number that is more than double the basic or haploid number.

n.

2. a polyploid cell or organism.

[ 1915-20; POLY- + -PLOID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .