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holoploid

holoploid adjective: relating to the entire DNA complement of the chromosome of an organism or population.

Adjective

holoploid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the entire DNA complement of the chromosome of an organism or population

Origin of holoploid

From holo- + -ploid.

Questions about holoploid

What does holoploid mean?
Holoploid means relating to the entire DNA complement of the chromosome of an organism or population.
What part of speech is holoploid?
Holoploid is an adjective.

Words near holoploid in the dictionary

  1. holoplankton
  2. holoplanktonic
  3. holoplanktons
  4. holoplastocyanin
  5. holoplastocyanins
  6. holoploid
  7. holopneustic
  8. holopod
  9. holopods
  10. holopoem
  11. holopoems

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