mixoploid

[ mik-suh-ploid ]

nounGenetics.
  1. an organism having an unequal number of chromosome sets in adjacent cells or tissues.

Origin of mixoploid

1
1930–35; mixo- (<Greek, combining form of míxis a mingling) + -ploid

Other words from mixoploid

  • mix·o·ploi·dy, noun

Words Nearby mixoploid

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