Hypohaploidy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of having less than the haploid complement of chromosomes. uncountable, usually

    "In parallel the rate of sperm hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy was the highest ever noted."

Example

More examples

"In parallel the rate of sperm hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy was the highest ever noted."

Etymology

From hypo- + haploidy.

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