hypertriploid

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adjective

Having more than three sets of chromosomes

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Meanings

adjectivehypertriploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving more than three sets of chromosomes

    HT-29 cell is a colon adenocarcinoma tumor cell line with hypertriploid chromosome, abnormal mitochondria, and a p53 gene mutation [43 ], and therefore may present an abnormal picture of physiological cell death pathways.

    2016 January 26, “Mitochondrial Protein PGAM5 Regulates Mitophagic Protection against Cell Necroptosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hyper- + triploid.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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