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mixoploid

[ mik-suh-ploid ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. an organism having an unequal number of chromosome sets in adjacent cells or tissues.


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Other Words From

  • mixo·ploidy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixoploid1

1930–35; mixo- (< Greek, combining form of míxis a mingling) + -ploid

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