het·er·o·ploid (h t  r--ploid )adj. Having a chromosome number that is not a whole-number multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species. het er·o·ploid n.het er·o·ploidy n. |
heteroploid [ˈhɛtərəʊˌplɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) of a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor diploid number characteristic of the species
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) such a chromosome number
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| Noun | 1. | heteroploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
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