oligoploid

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adjective

Having a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell

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Meanings

adjectiveoligoploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paradiploid

Origin

From oligo- + -ploid.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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