Meaning Of The Word -ploid

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What's The Definition Of -ploid?

-ploid in American English
of or being a (specified) multiple of the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes characteristic of a group of related organisms
combining form: a combining form meaning “having chromosome sets” of the kind or number specified by the initial element

-ploid in British English
indicating a specific multiple of a single set of chromosomes

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