Definition of Ploidies

1. ploidy [n] - See also: ploidy

Medical Definition of Ploidies

1. The degree of replication of the chromosome set in the karyotype. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ploidies

plocytic astrocytoma
plod
plodded
plodder
plodders
plodding
ploddingly
ploddingness
ploddings
plodge
plodged
plodges
plodgin
plodging
plods
ploidies (current term)
ploidize
ploidy
plombage
plombiferous
plong
plongd
plonge
plonged
plonges
plonging
plongs
plonk
plonk down
plonked

Literary usage of Ploidies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The level of risk for mental retardation or behavioral abnormality in the infants with sex chromosome aneu- ploidies is currently unclear, and adequate ..."

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