Meanings
nounploidy (plural ploidies)
plural ploidies
- biologyThe number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
Origin
From the ending of words such as haploidy, polyploidy etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French ploïdie
- ploïdienumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
German Ploidiegrad
- Ploidiegradnumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
Hungarian ploidia
- ploidianumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
Japanese 倍数性
- 倍数性number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
Spanish ploidía
- ploidíanumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
Vietnamese mức bội thể, bộ nhiễm sắc thể
- mức bội thểnumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
- bộ nhiễm sắc thểnumber of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell
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APA
ploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploidy
MLA
“ploidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploidy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ploidy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploidy.
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