cytodeme

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noun

A group of organisms that have the same number of chromosomes, and that can form fertile hybrids with each other.

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Meanings

nouncytodeme (plural cytodemes)

plural cytodemes

  1. biologyA group of organisms that have the same number of chromosomes, and that can form fertile hybrids with each other.

Origin

From cyto- + deme.

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APA

cytodeme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodeme

MLA

“cytodeme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodeme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytodeme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodeme.

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