Aneuploid

/ænˈjuːplɔɪd/ adjective

Having an abnormal number of chromosomes (not the standard even sets), such as organisms with three copies of one chromosome instead of two.

From Greek an- (not) + eu- (good, normal) + -ploid (from Greek -ploos, fold or set). Literally means 'not-normally-folded' in terms of chromosome sets.

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