Ploidy
[ploi-dee] /ˈplɔɪ di/
noun, Biology.
1.
the number of homologous chromosome sets present in a cell or organism.
ploidy ploi·dy (ploi’dē)
n.
A multiple of the basic number of chromosomes in a cell.
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