HETEROPLOID
\hˈɛtɹə͡ʊplˌɔ͡ɪd], \hˈɛtɹəʊplˌɔɪd], \h_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_p_l_ˌɔɪ_d]\
Definitions of HETEROPLOID
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
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(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
By Princeton University
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