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polyploid
Tissue or cells with more than two complete sets of chromosomes, that results from chromosome replication without nuclear division or from union of gametes with different number of chromosome sets, hence triploid (3x), tetraploid (4x), pentaploid (5x), hexaploid (6x), heptaploid (7x), octoploid (8x)).
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biotechnology
- Category: Genetic engineering
- Organization: FAO
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