ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Autoploid

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Autoploid is an adjective meaning (genetics) Describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent.

Meaning

(genetics) Describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent.

More Meanings

  1. (genetics) Any cell of this kind.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include allopolyploid, amphihaploid, hyperploid, autodiploid, autopolyploid, amphidiploid.

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