euploid
|eu-ploid|
/ˈjuːplɔɪd/
exact multiple of chromosome sets
Etymology
'euploid' originates from Greek combining forms: 'eu-' (meaning 'good, well') and the root 'ploid' from Greek 'ploïdēs' (meaning 'fold' or 'multiplied form'), assembled in Neo-Latin for biological usage.
'euploid' was coined in scientific New Latin/biological terminology by combining the Greek-derived prefix 'eu-' with the suffix '-ploid' (used in terms like 'haploid', 'diploid'), and entered modern scientific English usage in the 20th century.
Initially derived parts conveyed 'well' + 'fold/number'; over time the composite came to mean specifically 'having an exact multiple of the haploid number of chromosomes.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an organism or cell that is euploid (i.e., has a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number).
The culture contained several euploids and a few aneuploids.
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Adjective 1
having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number (i.e., consisting of whole-number sets of chromosomes); not aneuploid.
The euploid cells showed normal growth compared with the aneuploid cells.
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Last updated: 2025/08/28 11:41