hyperploid

A hyperploid organism.

Adjective

  1. Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
  2. Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number

Origin

From hyper- + -ploid.

Antonyms

hypoploid

Related

hyperdiploid hypertetraploid polyploid

Noun

  1. A hyperploid organism.

Forms

hyperploids

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