ploidy

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun ploidy is

(genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As nouns the difference between ploidy and mitosis

is that ploidy is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell while mitosis is (cytology) the division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves it is normally followed by cell division.

As nouns the difference between ploidy and copy

is that ploidy is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell while copy is the result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.

As a verb copy is

(label) to produce an object identical to a given object.

As a noun ploidy is

(genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ploidy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ploidy is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As nouns the difference between triploidy and ploidy

is that triploidy is the state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes while ploidy is the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As a noun ploidy

is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As an adjective interploidy is

between organisms that have different ploidy.

Ploidy is a related term of ploidize.

As a noun ploidy

is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

As a verb ploidize is

to multiply the numbers of chromosomes in a cell.

As nouns the difference between ploidy and heterogamety

is that ploidy is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell while heterogamety is (biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.