heterodiploid

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adjective

Having two different strands

Opposite
homodiploid
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Meanings

adjectiveheterodiploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two different strands
nounheterodiploid (plural heterodiploids)

plural heterodiploids

  1. biologyA cell or organism having such chromosomes

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
homodiploid

Origin

From hetero- + diploid.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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