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mixoploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mixo-ploid
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

An organism with such cells.

Etymology

From mixo- + -ploid.

Inflected Forms

mixoploids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mixoploidy

Questions

What does mixoploid mean?
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).
Where does mixoploid come from?
From mixo- + -ploid.

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