Cell or Molecular Dysfunction
polyploid
pol·y·ploid [ pol-ee-ploid ]
Subclass of:
Chromosome Aberrations; Ploidies
Definitions related to polyploidy:
  • A numerical chromosomal abnormality characterized by the presence of more than two sets of chromosomes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Having more than two full sets of homologous chromosomes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The chromosomal constitution of a cell containing multiples of the normal number of CHROMOSOMES; includes triploidy (symbol: 3N), tetraploidy (symbol: 4N), etc.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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