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mixoploid

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[mik-suh-ploid] / ˈmɪk səˌplɔɪd /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of mixoploid

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

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