euploid /eu·ploid/ (u´ploid)
euploid
1. having a balanced set or sets of chromosomes, in any number.
2. a euploid individual or cell.
eu·ploid (y  ploid )adj. Having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species. n. An organism having a euploid chromosome number. eu ploidy n. |
euploid
[yo̅o̅′ploid]
Etymology: Gk, eu + ploos, multiple
1 n, an individual, organism, strain, or cell whose chromosome number is an integral multiple of the normal haploid number characteristic of the species. Euploids may be as diploid, triploid, tetraploid, or polyploid.
2 adj, pertaining to such an individual, organism, strain, or cell. euploidy, n. Compare aneuploid.
euploid
1. having a balanced set or sets of chromosomes, in any number.
2. a euploid individual or cell.
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