Hyperhaploid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hyperhaploid is an adjective meaning Having more than the haploid complement of chromosomes.
Meaning
Having more than the haploid complement of chromosomes.
More Meanings
- (nominalization) A hyperhaploid organism.
Example Sentences
We present three cases of PCM with hyperhaploid karyotypes from our laboratory, and review three cases reported in the literature. […] The consistent pattern of cytogenetic abnormalities present in these cases suggests that hyperhaploidy may be a distinct cytogenetic entity in PCM.
The hypohaploids may be explained in part by artifacts; however, this explanation can hardly apply to the hyperhaploids. For hyperhaploids the relative frequencies of involvement of single autosomes did not deviate significantly from expectations, assuming the same probability of nondisjunction for all autosomes.
Word Forms
- hyperhaploids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypohaploid, polyhaploid, hyperhexaploid, polyploid, hyperpentaploid, aneuploid.
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