Tetraploidy
adjective, Biology.
1.
having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
noun
2.
a tetraploid cell or organism.
adjective
1.
having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in the nucleus
noun
2.
a tetraploid organism, nucleus, or cell
tetraploid tet·ra·ploid (tět’rə-ploid’)
adj.
Having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus. n.
A tetraploid individual.
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