ploidy
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Definition: The number of sets of chromosomes within a cell or organism. One set is a haploid, two sets is a diploid, three sets is a triploid, four sets is a tetraploid, etc. Also, unspecified multiple sets (but more than two) is polyploidy, and extremely large number of sets may be designated by number (for example 15-ploid for fifteen sets). (CNet OMD)
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