TRIPLOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes

Example:

human triploid fetuses are usually spontaneously aborted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

polyploid (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

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