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homoploid

homoploid adjective: involving no change in number of chromosomes.

Adjective

homoploid (not comparable)

  1. Involving no change in number of chromosomes

Noun

homoploid (plural homoploids)

  1. A hybrid formed with no change in chromosome number

Forms of homoploid

pluralhomoploids

Origin of homoploid

From homo- + -ploid.

Questions about homoploid

What does homoploid mean?
Homoploid means involving no change in number of chromosomes.
What part of speech is homoploid?
Homoploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near homoploid in the dictionary

  1. homoplastomic
  2. homoplastomy
  3. homoplasts
  4. homoplasty
  5. homoplasy
  6. homoploid
  7. homoploidal
  8. homoploids
  9. homoploidy
  10. homoploutia
  11. homopolar

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