euploidy

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noun

The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

OriginEnglish ploidy ← Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu- →
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Meanings

nouneuploidy (usually uncountable, plural euploidies)

plural euploidies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Englishploidy
  10. Englisheuploidy

From eu- + ploidy.

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Translations

Finnish euploidia
  • euploidiacondition
Spanish euploidía
  • euploidíacondition
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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