Meanings
adjectivepolysomic (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
- not comparableIn auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.
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