hyperpentaploid

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ pentaploid.

Adjective

hyperpentaploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Having more than the usual pentaploid number of chromosomes
    • 2015 August 8, Yu-xiao Liu et al., “Exposure to 3G mobile phone signals does not affect the biological features of brain tumor cells”, in BMC Public Health, volume 15, →DOI:
      T98G is hyperpentaploid.