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hyperploid

[ hahy-per-ploid ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. a hyperploid cell or organism.

hyperploid

/ ˈhaɪpəˌplɔɪd /

adjective

  1. biology having or relating to a chromosome number that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈhyperˌploidy, noun
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Other Words From

  • hyper·ploidy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperploid1

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- + -ploid

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