triploid
adjective
- having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus: triploid somatic cells
noun
- an organism or cell having three complete sets of chromosomes
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid.
- Having three sets of chromosomes.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid.
- A triploid cell.
- A triploid organism.