Aneuploid

//ˈænjʊplɔɪ̯d// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number wordnet

Etymology

From an- + euploid.

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