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pol·y·ploid  audio  (pl-ploid) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Having one or more extra sets of chromosomes: a polyploid species; a polyploid cell.
NOUN:
An organism with more than two sets of chromosomes.


OTHER FORMS:
poly·ploidy(Noun)


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