mixoploid

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adjective

Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

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Meanings

adjective
  1. biologyHaving cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).
nounmixoploid (plural mixoploids)

plural mixoploids

  1. An organism with such cells.

Origin

From mixo- + -ploid.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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