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s | polyploid |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective polyploid is

(genetics) having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

As a noun polyploid is

(biology) a cell that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    polyploid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) a cell that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes
  • (biology) an organism whose cells have more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes

    • Related terms

    * polyploidy

    See also

    * octoploid * tetraploid