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polyploidy

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pol·y·ploid  (pl-ploid)
adj.
Having one or more extra sets of chromosomes: a polyploid species; a polyploid cell.
n.
An organism with more than two sets of chromosomes.
poly·ploidy n.
polyploidy  (pl-ploid)
The state or condition of being polyploid.
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Noun1.polyploidy - the condition of being polyploid
condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
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