noun
- Plural of hyperploidy; conditions in which an organism has more than two complete sets of chromosomes, or an abnormal number of chromosomes that exceeds the typical diploid number.
Usage: technical; genetics; biology
Examples
- Hyperploidies are common in plants and can lead to increased genetic variation.
- The researcher studied various hyperploidies in wheat to improve crop yield.
- Hyperploidies occur when cells fail to divide properly during meiosis.
- Some hyperploidies in animals result in developmental abnormalities.
- The laboratory identified multiple hyperploidies in the cell samples using karyotyping.