hypodiploid

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adjective

Having fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes

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Meanings

adjectivehypodiploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes
nounhypodiploid (plural hypodiploids)

plural hypodiploids

  1. Such an organism

Origin

From hypo- + diploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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