protoploid

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adjective

Formed prior to genome duplication

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Meanings

adjectiveprotoploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFormed prior to genome duplication

Origin

From proto- + -ploid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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