pentaploid
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pen·ta·ploid
(pĕn′tə-ploid′)adj.
Having five haploid sets of chromosomes.
n.
A pentaploid individual.
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pentaploid
(ˈpɛntəˌplɔɪd) biologyadj
(Biology) containing five haploid sets of chromosomes
n
(Biology) a pentaploid organism
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pen•ta•ploid
(ˈpɛn təˌplɔɪd)adj.
1. having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
n. 2. a pentaploid cell or organism.
[1920–25]
pen′ta•ploi`dy, n.
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