euploid

/ (ˈjuːplɔɪd) /

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adjective

having chromosomes present in an exact multiple of the haploid number

noun

a euploid cell or individual

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Derived forms of euploid

euploidy, noun

Word Origin for euploid

C20: from eu- + -ploid, as in haploid

Words nearby euploid

Euphrosyne, Euphues, euphuism, euplastic, euplastic lymph, euploid, eupnea, eupnoea, eupraxia, -eur, Eurafrican

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Medical definitions for euploid

euploid

[ yōō′ploid′ ]

adj.

Having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.

An organism having a euploid chromosome number.

Other words from euploid

eu′ploi′dy n.