octaploid
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octaploid — variant of octoploid * * * octaploid var. octoploid a. (n.) … Useful english dictionary
octaploid — a. eight fold; having eight times basic number of chromosomes; n. such cell … Dictionary of difficult words
Polyploid — This image shows haploid (single), diploid (double), triploid (triple), and tetraploid (quadruple) sets of chromosomes. Triploid and tetraploid chromosomes are examples of polyploidy. Polyploid is a term used to describe cells and organisms… … Wikipedia
evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… … Universalium
octaploidy — ocˈtaploidy noun The condition of being octaploid (also ocˈtoploidy) • • • Main Entry: ↑octaploid … Useful english dictionary
Polyploidy — occurs in cells and organisms when there are more than two homologous sets of chromosomes.Most organisms are normally diploid; polyploidy may occur due to abnormal cell division. It is most commonly found in plants. Haploidy may also occur as a… … Wikipedia
Polyploid — Three or more full sets of chromosomes. A polyploid brain tumor cell might for example have 69 or 92 chromosomes. * * * Characterized by or pertaining to polyploidy. * * * poly·ploid päl i .plȯid adj having or being a chromosome number that is a … Medical dictionary
octoploid — oc·to·ploid also oc·ta·ploid äk tə .plȯid adj having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number oc·to·ploi·dy .plȯid ē n, pl dies octoploid also octaploid n an octoploid individual … Medical dictionary
eighth — Synonyms and related words: contraoctave, double contraoctave, eightfold, four foot octave, four line octave, great octave, octadic, octagonal, octahedral, octal, octan, octaploid, octastyle, octave, octofid, octonary, octosyllabic, octuple, one… … Moby Thesaurus
octagonal — Synonyms and related words: decagonal, dodecagonal, dodecahedral, eightfold, eighth, heptagonal, hexagonal, hexahedral, icosahedral, octadic, octahedral, octal, octan, octaploid, octastyle, octofid, octonary, octosyllabic, octuple, pentagonal,… … Moby Thesaurus
