HyperDic: amphidiploid

English > 1 sense of the word amphidiploid:
NOUNanimalamphidiploid(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
English > amphidiploid: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent.
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broaderorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

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