Etymology

tetraploid

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Today it means: Having four sets of chromosomes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετραπλός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromείδος
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτετραπλός
  3. English todaytetraploid

From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetra- + -ploid.

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