trip·loid (tr p loid )adj. Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus: triploid somatic cells. n. A triploid organism or cell. trip loi·dy n. |
triploid [ˈtrɪplɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) having or relating to three times the haploid number of chromosomes a triploid organism
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a triploid organism
[from Greek tripl(oos) triple + (hapl)oid]
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| Adj. | 1. | triploid - of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes; "human triploid fetuses are usually spontaneously aborted" genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms polyploid - of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" |
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