homodiploid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

homo- +‎ diploid

Adjective[edit]

homodiploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Describing a chromosome consisting of two identical strands

Noun[edit]

homodiploid (plural homodiploids)

  1. Any cell or organism that has such chromosomes

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