Relating to or characterized by the number of chromosomes that is typical of an organism's gametes (sperm and ova) and is commonly half of the…

of a nucleus, having two haploid sets of chromosomes.

(of a nucleus, cell, etc.) having many sets of chromosomes; coenocytic.

Of a cell or its nucleus: containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes. Of an organism or tissue: composed of such cells.

Genetics. (Made up of somatic cells) containing three sets of chromosomes.

(Made up of somatic cells) containing the diploid chromosome complement twice over. Also as n.: a tetraploid organism.

(Made up of somatic cells) containing six sets of chromosomes.

Containing eight homologous sets of chromosomes (i.e. four times the diploid complement); made up of somatic cells of this kind.

Containing five homologous sets of chromosomes; made up of somatic cells of this kind.

Genetics. Of a polyploid individual: having the dominant allele of any particular gene represented three times.

Having a complete or balanced set of chromosomes; = euploid, adj.

Of an individual, species, cell, etc.: having a set of chromosomes whose number is not an exact multiple of the organism's normal or typical…

Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number characteristic of the species; frequently, in restricted sense, = aneu…

Designating a polyploid whose sets of chromosomes are derived from different species; of or relating to such a polyploid.

Having or designating a single set (containing the basic or haploid number) of chromosomes; spec. designating the member of a polyploid series that…

Of or relating to a haplont; designating or having the characteristics of a haplont.

having one or a few extra chromosomes (originally also chromosome fragments) in addition to the usual diploid set; containing such cells; also as n.…

Having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each of its parents; double diploid; = allotetraploid, adj. n. Also as n., a hybrid of this kind.

having one or a few extra chromosomes (originally also chromosome fragments) in addition to a haploid, diploid, triploid, etc., set; containing…

(a) adj. having one or a few chromosomes (originally also chromosome fragments) missing from a haploid, diploid, triploid, etc., set; containing such…

Having one or more normal chromosomes in addition to the usual diploid or polyploid complement; involving or designating such a chromosome.

Containing cells which are of differing ploidy or (more generally) have differing numbers of chromosomes.

Designating an allotetraploid; of or relating to such an organism; = amphidiploid, adj.

Of an organism or population: characterized by autopolyploidy.

Of an organism or population: characterized by autotetraploidy.

= autopolyploid, adj.

Genetics. Having both polyploid cells and diploid cells (or in general, cells of different ploidy) in the same somatic tissue; (of a cell or…

Genetics. Of a somatic tissue or cell of a plant: having the number of chromosomes typical of the species (usually the diploid number). Cf. polyso…

(a) adj. that induces polyploidization; (also) that is becoming polyploid; (b) n. = polyploidization, n.

Inducing polyploidization.

= allopolyploid n. at allopolyploidy, n. derivatives.

Of a bacterium or other microorganism: having a second copy of part of the genome (introduced by transduction, sexduction, etc.); partially diploid.

Designating or having a chromosome complement which differs from the normal diploid complement in constitution but not in number.