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Meaning of word polyploid from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

polyploid   noun

Meaning : (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.

polyploid   adjective

Meaning : Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.

Example : A polyploid cell.
A polyploid species.

Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.

haploid, haploidic, monoploid

Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.

Diploid somatic cells.
diploid