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hy·per·ploid (hiґpər-ploid) [hyper- + -ploid] 1. having more than the typical number of chromosomes in unbalanced sets, as in Down syndrome. 2. an individual or cell having more than the typical number of chromosomes in unbalanced sets.Medical dictionary. 2011.
hyperploid — [hī′pər ploid΄] adj. having one or more chromosomes in addition to the characteristic euploid number of chromosomes: cf. HYPOPLOID … English World dictionary
hyperploid — I. ˈhīpə(r)ˌplȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyper + ploid : having or being a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number II. noun ( s) : a hyperploid organism * * … Useful english dictionary
hyperploid — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1930 having a chromosome number slightly greater than an exact multiple of the monoploid number • hyperploid noun • hyperploidy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperploid — hyperploidy, n. /huy peuhr ployd /, Biol. adj. 1. having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number. n. 2. a hyperploid cell or organism. [1925 30; HYPER + PLOID] * * * … Universalium
hyperploid — /ˈhaɪpəplɔɪd/ (say huypuhployd) adjective 1. having or being a chromosome number which is more than an exact multiple of the monoploid number. –noun 2. a cell or organism which is hyperploid. {hyper + (di)ploid} …
hyperploid — hiperploidas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Ląstelė ar individas, turintys didesnį pavienių chromosomų skaičių. atitikmenys: angl. hyperploid rus. гиперплоид … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
hyperploid — adj. [Gr. hyper, above; aploos, onefold] Cells or individuals having more chromosomes (or segments) than the characteristic euploid number; see hypoploid, aneuploid, monoploid, polyploid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hyperploid — n. cell or organism which has more chromosomes than diploids (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
hyperploid — hy·per·ploid … English syllables
hyperploid — hy•per•ploid [[t]ˈhaɪ pərˌplɔɪd[/t]] adj. gen having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number • Etymology: 1925–30 hy′per•ploid′y, n … From formal English to slang
