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euploid
(eu|ploid)
Pronunciation:
/ˈjuːplɔɪd/
adjective
Genetics
having an equal number of all the chromosomes of the haploid set.
Derivatives
euploidy
noun
Origin:
early 20th century
: from
eu-
+
-oid
as in
diploid
,
haploid
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