euploidadj.
/ˈjuːplɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈjuˌplɔɪd/ Biology.
Of a cell, an organism, or tissue: having each of the different chromosomes of the set in equal numbers; having an exact multiple of the haploid chromosome number.
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1926 L. W. Sharp Introd. Cytol. (ed. 2) xvii. 385 When the total number [of chromosomes] is..an exact multiple of the fundamental haploid number the term euploid..may be employed.
1956 Nature 25 Feb. 384/2 By developing more constant euploid (or polyploid) cells.
Derivatives
ˈeuploidy n. the condition or state of being euploid.
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1926 L. W. Sharp Introd. Cytol. (ed. 2) xvii. 387 (caption) The diploid chromosome complements of various species of Rosa, illustrating euploidy.
1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Nov. 779/1 Euploidy (regular multiplication of the basic chromosome number) is characteristic of cultivated apples.
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