English edit

Etymology edit

mixo- +‎ -ploid

Adjective edit

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 edit

mixoploid (plural mixoploids)

  1. An organism with such cells.

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