ploidy

[ ploi-dee ]
/ ˈplɔɪ di /

noun Biology.

the number of homologous chromosome sets present in a cell or organism.

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Origin of ploidy

First recorded in 1935–40; see origin at -ploid, -y3

Words nearby ploidy

plod, plodder, plodge, Ploeşti, -ploid, ploidy, plomb, plombage, Plomer, plonk, plonker
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Medical definitions for ploidy

ploidy
[ ploi′dē ]

n.

A multiple of the basic number of chromosomes in a cell.
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