Mixoploid
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mixoploid is an adjective meaning An organism with such cells.
Meaning
An organism with such cells.
More Meanings
- (genetics) Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).
Word Forms
- mixoploids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include allopolyploid, amphiploid, mosaic, diploid, homoploid, mosaical.
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