heptaploid

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adjective

Having seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

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Meanings

adjectiveheptaploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving seven complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
nounheptaploid (plural heptaploids)

plural heptaploids

  1. biologySuch a cell or organism.

Origin

From hepta- + -ploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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