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Search Results for: -ploid

Ploidy

Definition noun, plural: ploidies The number of sets of homologous chromosomes that make up the genome of a cell or an... Read More

Polyploid

Definition noun, plural: polyploids A cell or an organism having a genome with multiple (more than two) sets of homologous... Read More

Allotetraploid definition and example

Allotetraploid

Allotetraploid Definition An allotetraploid is an organism with four sets of chromosomes (4n). This is in contrast to the... Read More