TETRAPLOID


Meaning of TETRAPLOID in English

— tetraploidy , n.

/te"treuh ployd'/ , adj. Biol.

1. having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.

n.

2. a tetraploid cell or organism.

[ 1925-30; TETRA- + -PLOID ]

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