polysomic

  1. Adjective.  Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement.
  2. Adjective.  In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.
  3. Noun.  such an organism or chromosome.

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