mixoploid

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English

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Etymology

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From mixo- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

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mixoploid

  1. (genetics) Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

Noun

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mixoploid (plural mixoploids)

  1. An organism with such cells.
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