autoploid

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

autoploid (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent

Derived terms

• autodiploid
• autohexaploid
• autopentaploid
• autotetraploid
• autotriploid

Noun

autoploid (plural autoploids)

1. (genetics) Any cell of this kind.

Derived terms

• autoploidization