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mixoploid

mixoploid adjective: having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

Adjective

mixoploid

  1. Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

Noun

mixoploid (plural mixoploids)

  1. An organism with such cells.

mixoploid meaning in Tamil

mixoploid in Tamil

கலப்புமடியம்

Forms of mixoploid

pluralmixoploids

Origin of mixoploid

From mixo- + -ploid.

Questions about mixoploid

What does mixoploid mean?
Mixoploid means having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).
What is mixoploid in Tamil?
Mixoploid in Tamil is கலப்புமடியம். See Mixoploid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mixoploid?
Mixoploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mixoploid in the dictionary

  1. Mixons
  2. mixopapillary
  3. mixoperipheral growth
  4. mixoplankton
  5. mixoplanktons
  6. mixoploid
  7. mixoploids
  8. mixoploidy
  9. mixopterid
  10. mixopterids
  11. mixosaurid

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