different between organism vs mixoploid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon, “tool, instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?- (“work”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr?g?n?z?m
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/

Noun

organism (plural organisms)

1. (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
2. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:organism

Derived terms

• free-living organism
• organismal
• organismic

Translations

Anagrams

• moringas, roamings, sinogram

Romanian

Etymology

From French organisme

Noun

organism n (plural organisme)

1. organism

Declension

English

Etymology

mixo- +? -ploid

Adjective

mixoploid

1. (genetics) Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).

Noun

mixoploid (plural mixoploids)

1. An organism with such cells.

Related terms

• mixoploidy