Heteroploid

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

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§1: (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species