Meaning Of The Word Pentaploid

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pentaploid in American English
having five times the haploid number of chromosomes
adjective: having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number
noun: a pentaploid cell or organism

pentaploid in British English
adjective: containing five haploid sets of chromosomes
noun: a pentaploid organism

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