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Definition of Autoploid
1. Adjective. (genetics) Describing a cell (or individual) that has multiple copies of a set of haploid chromosomes from a single parent ¹
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Medical Definition of Autoploid
1. Relating to an individual or cell with two or more copies of a single haploid set; depending on the number of multiples of the haploid set, autoploid's are referred to as autodiploids, autotriploids, autotetraploids, autopentaploids, autohexaploids, etc. Origin: auto-+ -ploid (05 Mar 2000)