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