Etymology

aneuploid

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Today it means: Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number. Full definition →

English euploid ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englisheuploid
  8. English todayaneuploid

From an- + euploid.

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