mixoploid

English

Etymology

From mixo- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

mixoploid

1. (genetics) Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

Noun

mixoploid (plural mixoploids)

1. An organism with such cells.

Related terms

• mixoploidy