mixoploid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mixoploid
- (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
[edit]mixoploid (plural mixoploids)
- An organism with such cells.