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tetraploid

[ te-truh-ploid ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.

noun

  1. a tetraploid cell or organism.

tetraploid

/ ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd /

adjective

  1. having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in the nucleus

noun

  1. a tetraploid organism, nucleus, or cell

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Other Words From

  • tetra·ploidy noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetraploid1

First recorded in 1925–30; tetra- + -ploid

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