-ploid-, -ploidy-, -plo-

(Greek: a fold; folded)

alloploidy, allopolyploidy

A condition in which there are two or more chromosome sets derived from two different species or genera

amphidiploidy

The condition of being amphidiploid.

aneuploid

A reference to, or descriptive of, the condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes for the species indicated.

aneuploidy

1. The condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes for the species indicated.
2. Etymology: from Greek an-, "not" + eu-, "well" + ploos, "fold" + eidos, "form, shape".

autoploid, autoploidy, autopolyploid, autopolyploidy

Relating to an individual or cell with two or more copies of a single haploid set; depending on the number of multiples of the haploid set, autoploid's are referred to as autodiploids, autotriploids, autotetraploids, autopentaploids, autohexaploids, etc.

diploidy

haplodiploid

haplodiploidy

haploid

hexaploid

ploidy

polyploid

Having more than twice the basic number of chromosomes.

polyploidy

The chromosomal constitution of a cell containing multiples of the normal number of chromosomes.

tetraploid

triploid

1. In genetics, having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus.
2. Possessing three representatives of each chromosome.

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(Greek: a fold; folded)

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