hyperploid: Meaning and Definition of

hy•per•ploid

Pronunciation: (hī'pur-ploid"), [key]
— Biol. Biol.
—adj.
  1. having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.
—n.
  1. a hyperploid cell or organism.
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