mixoploid

[ mik-suh-ploid ]

/ ˈmɪk səˌplɔɪd /

noun Genetics.

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

Nearby words

mixmaster, mixologist, mixology, mixolydian, mixolydian mode, mixoploid, mixotroph, mixt, mixt., mixtape, mixte

Origin of mixoploid

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

Related forms

mix·o·ploi·dy, noun

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