tetraploidy

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noun

The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.

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Meanings

nountetraploidy (countable and uncountable, plural tetraploidies)

plural tetraploidies

  1. uncountablebiologyThe state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
  2. countablebiologyAn instance of being tetraploid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disomaty

Origin

From tetraploid + -y.

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Translations

German Tetraploidie
  • Tetraploidiestate of being triploid
Italian tetraploidia
  • tetraploidiastate of being triploid
Romanian tetraploidie
  • tetraploidiestate of being triploid
Cite this entry
APA

tetraploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraploidy

MLA

“tetraploidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraploidy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraploidy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraploidy.

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