polyploid

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1. polyploid - Noun

2. polyploid - Adjective

Meaning

(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

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

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a polyploid cell Source: Internet

a polyploid species Source: Internet

Another form of polyploidy called allopolyploidy occurs when two different species mate and produce polyploid hybrids. Source: Internet

Even in diploid organisms, many somatic cells are polyploid due to a process called endoreduplication where duplication of the genome occurs without mitosis (cell division). Source: Internet

Plants In plants, the zygote may be polyploid if fertilization occurs between meiotically unreduced gametes. Source: Internet

While the original wild bananas contained large seeds, diploid or polyploid cultivars (some being hybrids ) with tiny seeds are preferred for human raw fruit consumption. Source: Internet

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