euploid
adjective
having chromosomes present in an exact multiple of the haploid number
euploidy
-
a word derived from
euploid.
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An individual with the appropriate number of chromosomes for their species is called euploid; in humans, euploidy corresponds to 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
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