polyploidy
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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.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
In this new study, Albert and Fukushima's teams discovered that the specialized pitcher trap of the Asian pitcher plant, or Nepenthes, may have been promoted by polyploidy.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
One hypothesis suggests that polyploidy has a negligible effect on long-term evolution, as species with multiplicated genomes may undergo extinction at rates higher than those like humans, which have just two sets of chromosomes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
The research effort has revealed several genes that naturally help drive polyploidy, evidence that it is not just a cellular accident.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 23, 2023
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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