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subtetraploid

subtetraploid adjective: having fewer than four chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis.

Adjective

subtetraploid (not comparable)

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

Origin of subtetraploid

From sub- + tetraploid.

Questions about subtetraploid

What does subtetraploid mean?
Subtetraploid means having fewer than four chromosomes, typically as a result of apoptosis.
What part of speech is subtetraploid?
Subtetraploid is an adjective.

Words near subtetraploid in the dictionary

  1. subtest
  2. subtested
  3. subtesting
  4. subtests
  5. subtetanic
  6. subtetraploid
  7. subtetraploidy
  8. subtexel
  9. subtexels
  10. subtext
  11. subtexted

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