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Polysomic - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective polysomic

is having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement.

As a noun polysomic

is such an organism or chromosome.

polysomic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
  • In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.

    • Related terms

    * polysomy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • such an organism or chromosome

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.