Definition of "octoploid" [octoploid]

• Having eight haploid sets of chromosomes in a body cell. (adjective)
• An octoploid organism. (noun)

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• "For each of these, there are various ploidy levels, ranging from diploid to octoploid and beyond."
• "As with other African acacias, A. tortilis is a polyploid complex most are tetraploids (2n = 4x = 52); ssp. raddiana is an octoploid"
• "Instead of being ABDR, it doubles into an octoploid triticale,"