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aneuploid

/ ˈænjʊˌplɔɪd /

adjective

  1. (of polyploid cells or organisms) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a cell or individual of this type
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aneuploid

/ ănyə-ploid′ /

  1. Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species. Many types of tumor cells are aneuploid.
  2. Compare diploid


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Derived Forms

  • ˈaneuˌploidy, noun

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