hexadecaploid

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adjective

Having sixteen complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

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Meanings

adjectivehexadecaploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving sixteen complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

Origin

From hexadeca- + -ploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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