tam bội
Definition
- Adjective (Biology, Genetics):
- Triploid: Describing a cell or organism that possesses three complete sets of chromosomes (3n). This is a condition where the number of chromosomes is three times the haploid number.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tế bào này có bộ nhiễm sắc thể tam bội. (This cell has a triploid chromosome set.)
- Cây dưa hấu không hạt thường là cây tam bội. (Seedless watermelon plants are often triploid.)
Advanced Usage
- "thể tam bội": triploidy (the state or condition of being triploid).
- Thể tam bội ở động vật thường gây bất thụ. (Triploidy in animals often causes sterility.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lưỡng bội (adj): diploid (possessing two sets of chromosomes).
- Đơn bội (adj): haploid (possessing one set of chromosomes).
- Tứ bội (adj): tetraploid (possessing four sets of chromosomes).
Synonyms
- Triploid: Having three homologous sets of chromosomes.
Related Scientific Terms
- Đa bội (n): polyploidy (the condition of having more than two complete sets of chromosomes).
- Nhiễm sắc thể (n): chromosome.