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homodiploid

homodiploid adjective: describing a chromosome consisting of two identical strands.

Adjective

homodiploid (not comparable)

  1. Describing a chromosome consisting of two identical strands

Noun

homodiploid (plural homodiploids)

  1. Any cell or organism that has such chromosomes

Antonyms of homodiploid

Forms of homodiploid

pluralhomodiploids

Origin of homodiploid

From homo- + diploid.

Questions about homodiploid

What does homodiploid mean?
Homodiploid means describing a chromosome consisting of two identical strands.
What part of speech is homodiploid?
Homodiploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near homodiploid in the dictionary

  1. homodinucleosides
  2. homodinucleotide
  3. homodinucleotides
  4. homodipeptide
  5. homodipeptides
  6. homodiploid
  7. homodiploids
  8. homodirectional
  9. homodirectionally
  10. homodisubstituted
  11. homodisulfide

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