TRIPLOID


Meaning of TRIPLOID in English

— triploidy , n.

/trip"loyd/ , Biol.

adj.

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

n.

2. a triploid cell or organism.

[ 1910-15; TRI- + -PLOID ]

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