haplo-polyploid

1 of 2

adjective

hap·​lo-polyploid

¦ha(ˌ)plō+

of a polyploid

: having the gametic number of chromosomes

haplo-polyploid

2 of 2

noun

"

: a haplo-polyploid individual

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

hapl- + polyploid

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