mixoploid

noun

mixo·​ploid

ˈmiksəˌplȯid

plural -s

: an organism having different numbers of genomes in different cells : chimera

mixoploidy

-ˌplȯidē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary mixo- + -ploid; probably originally formed in German

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