What is the meaning of polyploid?

noun

  • Genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes. (

adjective

  • Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.
    • usage: "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"
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