hypertetraploid

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adjective

Having more than the usual tetraploid number of chromosomes; hyperploid with respect to a tetraploid species genome.

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Meanings

adjectivehypertetraploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving more than the usual tetraploid number of chromosomes; hyperploid with respect to a tetraploid species genome.

Origin

From hyper- + tetraploid.

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APA

hypertetraploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertetraploid

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“hypertetraploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertetraploid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypertetraploid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertetraploid.

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