polysomic

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Meaning

1. adjective Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
2. adjective In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.
3. noun such an organism or chromosome

Similar words

polyploid multiploid polyploidal disomic oligoploid hyperhaploid polyhaploid polyoid diploidal diploidic

Often followed by

inheritance polyploids