polyploidy
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The study, titled 'Caspase- 2 deficiency drives pathogenic liver polyploidy and increases age- associated hepatocellular carcinoma in mice', was published in Science Advances.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
One is the wholesale copying of the genome inside the nucleus, known as polyploidy.
From Science Magazine ● May 31, 2024
Unlike in humans, where multiple genomes are usually fatal, polyploidy can have advantages for the plants affected.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
"It's pretty clear that this polyploidy event predated modern humans and the cultivation of coffee."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Dermen, H. and Bain, H. F.—Periclinal and total polyploidy in cranberries induced by colchicine.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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