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euploidy

euploidy noun: the condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

Noun

euploidy (usually uncountable, plural euploidies)

  1. (usually) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

Forms of euploidy

pluraleuploidies

Origin of euploidy

From eu- + ploidy.

Words formed from euploidy

Questions about euploidy

What does euploidy mean?
Euploidy means the condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
What part of speech is euploidy?
Euploidy is a noun.
What is the plural of euploidy?
The plural of euploidy is euploidies.

Words near euploidy in the dictionary

  1. Euplocomi
  2. euploid
  3. euploidic
  4. euploidies
  5. euploids
  6. euploidy
  7. euplotid
  8. euplotids
  9. eupnea
  10. eupneas
  11. eupneic

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