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allohaploid

allohaploid adjective: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes derived from two different species.

Adjective

allohaploid (not comparable)

  1. Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes derived from two different species

Noun

allohaploid (plural allohaploids)

  1. Such a cell or organism

Forms of allohaploid

pluralallohaploids

Origin of allohaploid

From allo- + haploid.

Questions about allohaploid

What does allohaploid mean?
Allohaploid means having a single set of unpaired chromosomes derived from two different species.
What part of speech is allohaploid?
Allohaploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near allohaploid in the dictionary

  1. allogroomed
  2. allogrooming
  3. allogrooms
  4. allogroup
  5. allogroups
  6. allohaploid
  7. allohaploids
  8. allohexaploid
  9. allohexaploidization
  10. allohexaploids
  11. allohexaploidy

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