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autoploid

autoploid adjective: describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent.

Adjective

autoploid (not comparable)

  1. Describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent

Noun

autoploid (plural autoploids)

  1. Any cell of this kind.

Forms of autoploid

pluralautoploids

Origin of autoploid

From auto- + -ploid.

Words formed from autoploid

Questions about autoploid

What does autoploid mean?
Autoploid means describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent.
What part of speech is autoploid?
Autoploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near autoploid in the dictionary

  1. autoplates
  2. autoplay
  3. autoplayed
  4. autoplaying
  5. autoplays
  6. autoploid
  7. autoploidization
  8. autoploidizations
  9. autoploids
  10. autoploidy
  11. autoplunger

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