Definition for Euploid
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An organism that has a chromosome number that is a multiple of a chromosome set (1n, 2n, 3n, etc.).
Euploidy refers to an abnormal chromosome number. The chromosome abnormality is balanced in the sense that euploids have the same relative gene dosage as in diploids. (Example: tetraploids).