dodecaploid

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adjective

Having twelve complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

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Meanings

adjectivedodecaploid (not comparable)

alternative duodecaploid

  1. not comparablebiologyHaving twelve complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
noundodecaploid (plural dodecaploids)

plural dodecaploids · alternative duodecaploid

  1. biologyA cell that has twelve complete sets of chromosomes.
  2. biologyAn organism whose cells have twelve complete sets of chromosomes.

Origin

From dodeca- + -ploid.

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APA

dodecaploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecaploid

MLA

“dodecaploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecaploid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecaploid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecaploid.

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