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Tetraploid vs Pentaploid - What's the difference?

tetraploid | pentaploid |

In genetics|lang=en terms the difference between tetraploid and pentaploid

is that tetraploid is (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus while pentaploid is (genetics) that has five haploid sets of chromosomes.

As adjectives the difference between tetraploid and pentaploid

is that tetraploid is (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus while pentaploid is (genetics) that has five haploid sets of chromosomes.

As a noun tetraploid

is a tetraploid cell.

tetraploid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a tetraploid cell
  • a tetraploid organism

    • Derived terms

    * autotetraploid

    See also

    *diploid *polyploid

    pentaploid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) That has five haploid sets of chromosomes

    • Anagrams

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