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polyploidy

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

noun

  1. Genetics. the property of being polyploid.


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


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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

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."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 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

The condition, known as polyploidy, can change cells’ appearance and give them new properties and sometimes leads to new species.

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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