dodecaploid

English

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Etymology

From dodeca- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

dodecaploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Having twelve complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

Noun

dodecaploid (plural dodecaploids)

  1. (biology) A cell that has twelve complete sets of chromosomes.
  2. (biology) An organism whose cells have twelve complete sets of chromosomes.

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