merodiploid

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adjective

Partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome)

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Meanings

adjectivemerodiploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyPartially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome)
nounmerodiploid (plural merodiploids)

plural merodiploids

  1. Such an organism

Origin

From mero- + diploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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