polyploidy
[pol´e-ploi″de] the state of having more than two sets of homologous chromosomes.
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pol·y·ploi·dy
(pol'ē-ploy'dē), The state of a cell nucleus containing three or more haploid sets. Cells containing three, four, five, or six multiples are referred to, respectively, as triploid, tetraploid, pentaploid, or hexaploid.
[poly- + G. ploidēs, in form]
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pol·y·ploi·dy
(pol'ē-ploy'dē) The state of a cell nucleus containing three or more haploid sets. Cells containing three, four, five, or six multiples are referred to, respectively, as triploid, tetraploid, pentaploid, and hexaploid.
[poly- + G. ploidēs, in form]
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