indicating a specific multiple of a single set of chromosomes: diploid
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-ploid,
- a combining form meaning "having chromosome sets'' of the kind or number specified by the initial element:hexaploid.
- extracted from haploid, diploid, etc.
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'-ploid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amphiploid
- hexaploid
- hyperploid
- hypoploid
- mixoploid
- monoploid
- pentaploid
- ploidy
- polyploid
- tetraploid
- triploid