multiploid

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adjective

Having multiple copies of each chromosome; polyploid.

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Meanings

adjectivemultiploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving multiple copies of each chromosome; polyploid.
nounmultiploid (plural multiploids)

plural multiploids

  1. biologyA cell or organism having multiple copies of each chromosome.

Origin

From multi- + -ploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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