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merodiploid

merodiploid adjective: partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome).

Adjective

merodiploid (not comparable)

  1. Partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome)

Noun

merodiploid (plural merodiploids)

  1. Such an organism

Forms of merodiploid

pluralmerodiploids

Origin of merodiploid

From mero- + diploid.

Questions about merodiploid

What does merodiploid mean?
Merodiploid means partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome).
What part of speech is merodiploid?
Merodiploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near merodiploid in the dictionary

  1. merocyclism
  2. merocyte
  3. merocytes
  4. merocytic
  5. Merodach
  6. merodiploid
  7. merodiploids
  8. merodiploidy
  9. Meroe
  10. merogamete
  11. merogametes

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