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diploidization

diploidization noun: the repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid.

Noun

diploidization (countable and uncountable, plural diploidizations)

  1. The repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid

Forms of diploidization

pluraldiploidizations

Origin of diploidization

From diploid + -ization.

Words formed from diploidization

Questions about diploidization

What does diploidization mean?
Diploidization means the repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid.
What part of speech is diploidization?
Diploidization is a noun.
What is the plural of diploidization?
The plural of diploidization is diploidizations.

Words near diploidization in the dictionary

  1. diploidion
  2. diploidisation
  3. diploidisations
  4. diploidise
  5. diploidised
  6. diploidization
  7. diploidizations
  8. diploidize
  9. diploidized
  10. diploidizing
  11. diploids

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