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heteroploid

heteroploid adjective: having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.

Adjective

heteroploid (comparative more heteroploid, superlative most heteroploid)

  1. Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.

Noun

heteroploid (plural heteroploids)

  1. An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.

heteroploid meaning in Tamil

heteroploid in Tamil

இதரமடியம்

Forms of heteroploid

Adjective
comparativemore heteroploid
superlativemost heteroploid
Noun
pluralheteroploids

Origin of heteroploid

From hetero- + -ploid.

Questions about heteroploid

What does heteroploid mean?
Heteroploid means having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
What is heteroploid in Tamil?
Heteroploid in Tamil is இதரமடியம். See Heteroploid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heteroploid?
Heteroploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near heteroploid in the dictionary

  1. heteroplastides
  2. heteroplasties
  3. heteroplasty
  4. heteroplate
  5. heteroplates
  6. heteroploid
  7. heteroploidies
  8. heteroploids
  9. heteroploidy
  10. heteropneustid
  11. heteropneustids

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