polyploid
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Definitions
noun
- A cell that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.
- An organism whose cells have more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.
adjective
- Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
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Synonyms
polyploidaloligoploidmultiploidhyperhexaploidhexaploidoctoploidhyperpentaploidpolysomicpolyhaploidheptaploidtetraploiddecaploidmonoploidoctaploidtriploidhyperhaploid