ALLOPOLYPLOID | • allopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species. • allopolyploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • ALLOPOLYPLOID n. a polyploid having a chromosome set composed of chromosome derived from different species. |
ALLOPOLYPLOIDS | • allopolyploids n. Plural of allopolyploid. • ALLOPOLYPLOID n. a polyploid having a chromosome set composed of chromosome derived from different species. |
ALLOPOLYPLOIDY | • allopolyploidy n. (Genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from… • ALLOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being allopolyploid. |
AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
AUTOPOLYPLOIDS | • autopolyploids n. Plural of autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
CEPHALOPODOUS | • cephalopodous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods. • CEPHALOPODOUS adj. of or like a cephalopod, also CEPHALOPODIC. |
DISPROPORTIONAL | • disproportional adj. Disproportionate. • DISPROPORTIONAL adj. relating to disproportion. |
ENDOPOLYPLOID | • endopolyploid adj. Exhibiting or relating to endopolyploidy. • endopolyploid n. Any organism that exhibits endopolyploidy. • ENDOPOLYPLOID adj. relating to endopolyploidy. |
ENDOPOLYPLOIDY | • endopolyploidy n. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus. • ENDOPOLYPLOIDY n. a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell. |
LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
PEOPLEHOOD | • peoplehood n. The collective sense of being part of a distinct people. • PEOPLEHOOD n. the state of constituting a people. |
PEOPLEHOODS | • peoplehoods n. Plural of peoplehood. • PEOPLEHOOD n. the state of constituting a people. |
PODOPHTHALMOUS | • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. • podophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Podophthalmia. • PODOPHTHALMOUS adj. having eyes on stalks, like some crabs. |
POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
POLYPODOUS | • polypodous adj. (Zoology) Having numerous legs. • POLYPODOUS adj. having many legs or similar appendages. |
POLYPROTODONT | • polyprotodont n. Any marsupial of the order Polyprotodontia. • POLYPROTODONT n. any member of the Polyprotodontia, the suborder of marsupials, including opossums, dasyures, etc., with many small incisors. |
POLYPROTODONTS | • polyprotodonts n. Plural of polyprotodont. • POLYPROTODONT n. any member of the Polyprotodontia, the suborder of marsupials, including opossums, dasyures, etc., with many small incisors. |