Quantitative Concept
Ploidies
Definitions related to ploidies:
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(ploidy) The number of chromosome set per cell.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(ploidy) The number of sets of chromosomes in a cell or an organism. For example, haploid means one set and diploid means two sets.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The degree of replication of the chromosome set in the karyotype.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(chromosome complement) The whole set of chromosomes for the species.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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