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polyploidy

American  
[pahl-ee-ploid-ee] / ˈpɑl iˌplɔɪd i /

noun

  1. Genetics. the property of being polyploid.


polyploidy Scientific  
/ pŏlē-ploi′dē /
  1. The state or condition of being polyploid.


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

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2024

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

That could be another beneficial consequence of polyploidy.

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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