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protoploid

protoploid adjective: formed prior to genome duplication.

Adjective

protoploid (not comparable)

  1. Formed prior to genome duplication

Origin of protoploid

From proto- + -ploid.

Questions about protoploid

What does protoploid mean?
Protoploid means formed prior to genome duplication.
What part of speech is protoploid?
Protoploid is an adjective.

Words near protoploid in the dictionary

  1. protoplastic
  2. protoplastid
  3. protoplastids
  4. protoplasting
  5. protoplasts
  6. protoploid
  7. protopod
  8. protopodal
  9. protopodia
  10. protopodial
  11. protopodite

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