chromosome number

a having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number

plural of aneuploidy n an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)

n an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)

n (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) n understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)