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hypoploid

[hahy-puh-ploid]Biology
adjective
  1. having a chromosome number that is less than the diploid number.
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noun
  1. a hypoploid cell or organism.
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Origin of hypoploid

First recorded in 1925–30; hypo- + -ploid
Related formshy·po·ploid·y, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hypoploid

hypoploid

adjective
  1. having or designating a chromosome number that is less than a multiple of the haploid number
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Derived Formshypoploidy, noun
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hypoploid in Medicine

hypoploid

(hī′pō-ploid′)
adj.
  1. Having a chromosome number that is one or more lower than the normal haploid number of chromosomes characteristic for the species.
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Related formshy′po•ploi′dy n.
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