Meaning of POLYPLOID

Pronunciation:			'pâlee`ployd
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes [adj]  (genetics; of a cell or organism) having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"
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	Synonyms:		triploid
	Antonyms:		diploid, haploid, haploidic, monoploid
	See Also:		being, organism
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Having more than the normal (us. diploid) number of chromosomes; a multiple of the haploid number that is caused by the chromosomal replication without nuclear division.
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Glossary
	Definition:		A multiple of the haploid chromosome number that results from chromosome replication without nuclear division.
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