ploidy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ploidy
Example Sentences
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In mitosis, both the parent and the daughter nuclei are at the same ploidy level—diploid for most plants and animals.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It produces copy number calls as well as estimates for tumour ploidy and tumour cell content.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
As a result, it is impossible to split the assembled genome of into haploid sets: the apparent ploidy level of is scale-dependent, with a tetraploid structure at gene scale versus chromosome-scale haploidy.
From Nature ● Aug. 21, 2013
There is no such reduction in ploidy level in mitosis.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The homologous chromosomes separate into different nuclei during meiosis I causing a reduction of ploidy level.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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