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polysomic
polysomic
English
Adjective
polysomic (not comparable)
- 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.
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Noun
polysomic (plural polysomics)
- such an organism or chromosome