- hyperploid
- The situation in which a particular chromosome or chromosome segment is present in more than the normal number.Opposite: hypoploid
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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hyperploid — [hī′pər ploid΄] adj. having one or more chromosomes in addition to the characteristic euploid number of chromosomes: cf. HYPOPLOID … English World dictionary
hyperploid — I. ˈhīpə(r)ˌplȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyper + ploid : having or being a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number II. noun ( s) : a hyperploid organism * * … Useful english dictionary
hyperploid — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1930 having a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number • hyperploid noun • hyperploidy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperploid — hyperploidy, n. /huy peuhr ployd /, Biol. adj. 1. having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number. n. 2. a hyperploid cell or organism. [1925 30; HYPER + PLOID] * * * … Universalium
hyperploid — hy·per·ploid hī pər .plȯid adj having a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid or haploid number hyperploid n * * * hy·per·ploid (hiґpər ploid) [hyper + ploid] 1. having more than the typical number of… … Medical dictionary
hyperploid — /ˈhaɪpəplɔɪd/ (say huypuhployd) adjective 1. having or being a chromosome number which is more than an exact multiple of the monoploid number. –noun 2. a cell or organism which is hyperploid. {hyper + (di)ploid} …
hyperploid — hiperploidas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Ląstelė ar individas, turintys didesnį pavienių chromosomų skaičių. atitikmenys: angl. hyperploid rus. гиперплоид … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
hyperploid — adj. [Gr. hyper, above; aploos, onefold] Cells or individuals having more chromosomes (or segments) than the characteristic euploid number; see hypoploid, aneuploid, monoploid, polyploid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hyperploid — n. cell or organism which has more chromosomes than diploids (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
hyperploid — hy·per·ploid … English syllables
hyperploid — hy•per•ploid [[t]ˈhaɪ pərˌplɔɪd[/t]] adj. gen having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number • Etymology: 1925–30 hy′per•ploid′y, n … From formal English to slang
