hypodiploid

hypodiploid
Having a chromosome number less than the diploid number.

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hy·po·dip·loid .hī-pō-'dip-.lȯid adj having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes
hy·po·dip·loi·dy -.lȯid-ē n, pl -dies

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hy·po·dip·loid (hi″po-dipґloid) 1. pertaining to or characterized by hypodiploidy. 2. an individual or cell with less than the diploid number of chromosomes (2n).

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