Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysomic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polysom-ic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement

adj

In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.

noun

such an organism or chromosome

Inflected Forms

polysomics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polysomy

Questions

What does polysomic mean?: Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement

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