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subdiploid

subdiploid adjective: having fewer than two chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis.

Adjective

subdiploid (not comparable)

  1. Having fewer than two chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis

Origin of subdiploid

From sub- + diploid.

Questions about subdiploid

What does subdiploid mean?
Subdiploid means having fewer than two chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis.
What part of speech is subdiploid?
Subdiploid is an adjective.

Words near subdiploid in the dictionary

  1. subdimensional
  2. subdimensions
  3. subdimorphic
  4. subdioecious
  5. subdioecy
  6. subdiploid
  7. subdiploidy
  8. subdir
  9. subdirect
  10. subdirectly
  11. subdirector

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