octoploid
/ˈɑktəˌplɔɪd/
adjective
- Having eight sets of chromosomes (in biology); used to describe cells or organisms with eight times the usual number of chromosomes.
- Some strawberries are octoploid, meaning they have eight sets of chromosomes.
- Octoploid cells are common in certain plants but rare in animals.
- The scientist studied an octoploid wheat variety that was more resistant to disease.
Synonyms
noun
- An organism or cell with eight sets of chromosomes.
- Researchers compared the growth of an octoploid to a tetraploid.
- The octoploid had larger fruits than its diploid relatives.
- This particular octoploid was created through selective breeding.