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hypohaploidy

hypohaploidy noun: the state of having less than the haploid complement of chromosomes.

Noun

hypohaploidy (usually uncountable, plural hypohaploidies)

  1. (usually) The state of having less than the haploid complement of chromosomes.
    • In parallel the rate of sperm hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy was the highest ever noted.2000, Bernardini L, Gianaroli L, Fortini D, Conte N, Magli C, Cavani S, Gaggero G, Tindiglia C, Ragni N, Venturini PL, “Frequency of hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy in ejaculate, epididymal and...

Forms of hypohaploidy

pluralhypohaploidies

Origin of hypohaploidy

From hypo- + haploidy.

Questions about hypohaploidy

What does hypohaploidy mean?
Hypohaploidy means the state of having less than the haploid complement of chromosomes.
What part of speech is hypohaploidy?
Hypohaploidy is a noun.
What is the plural of hypohaploidy?
The plural of hypohaploidy is hypohaploidies.

Words near hypohaploidy in the dictionary

  1. hypohalous acids
  2. hypohamiltonian
  3. hypohaploid
  4. hypohaploidies
  5. hypohaploids
  6. hypohaploidy
  7. hypohaptoglobinaemia
  8. hypohaptoglobinemia
  9. hypohedonia
  10. hypohemia
  11. hypohemoglobinemia

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