polyploidy

Scientific  

/ pŏl′ē-ploi′dē /

1. The state or condition of being polyploid.

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Example Sentences

One is the wholesale copying of the genome inside the nucleus, known as polyploidy.

From Science Magazine

Unlike in humans, where multiple genomes are usually fatal, polyploidy can have advantages for the plants affected.

From Science Daily

"It's pretty clear that this polyploidy event predated modern humans and the cultivation of coffee."

From Science Daily

Sugarcane's genome is so complex both because it is large and because it contains more copies of chromosomes than a typical plant, a feature called polyploidy.

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Their findings are presented today in a peer-reviewed publication in the scientific journal Nature Plants, entitled "Seagrass genomes reveal ancient polyploidy and adaptations to the marine environment."

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