noun
- Plural of heteroploidy; the condition of having an abnormal number of chromosomes that differs from the normal diploid set, such as aneuploidy or polyploidy.
Usage: technical; biology; genetics
Examples
- Heteroploidies in plants can result in sterility or altered growth patterns.
- The study examined various heteroploidies observed in cancer cell lines.
- Heteroploidies are often lethal in animals but may be tolerated in plants.
- Researchers documented multiple heteroploidies in the mutant organisms.
- Chromosomal heteroploidies can arise from errors during meiosis or mitosis.