Triploid


adjective
1.
having a chromosome number that is three times the basic or haploid number.
noun
2.
a triploid cell or organism.
adjective
1.
having or relating to three times the haploid number of chromosomes: a triploid organism
noun
2.
a triploid organism

triploid trip·loid (trĭp’loid’)
adj.
Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus. n.
A triploid organism or cell.
trip’loi·dy n.

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