tetraploid
adjective
having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
tetraploidy
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a word derived from
tetraploid.
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"We already knew that tetraploidy can make cells more tumorigenic, but now we know that if you incorporate the size of the cells, it can be more predictive of tumorigenic potential," Cimini said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
But giantism may occur without tetraploidy, and vice versa.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
