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octoploid

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English

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Etymology

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From octo- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

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octoploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

Noun

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octoploid (plural octoploids)

  1. (biology) a cell that has eight complete sets of chromosomes
  2. (biology) an organism whose cells have eight complete sets of chromosomes

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