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polyploidy

/ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/

polyploidy noun: the condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.

Noun

polyploidy (countable and uncountable, plural polyploidies)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
    • As they mature, the DNA is replicated several times but the cell does not divide, a condition known as polyploidy which allows cells to increase in size.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 90
    • This propensity to polyploidy helps account for the diversity (and thus success) of flowering plants, in particular. It is also known that flowering plants sailed majestically through the life-destroying asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period, which did for the dinosaurs and many other...2014 June 28, “Double or quits”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8893
  2. (countable) An instance of being polyploid.

polyploidy meaning in Tamil and Bengali

polyploidy in Tamil

பன்மடியவுண்மை, பன்மடங்குக் குரோமோசோமுடைமை, பலதொகுதியாகும் இயல்பு

polyploidy in Bengali

পলিপ্লয়েড হওয়ার একটি উদাহরণ

Forms of polyploidy

pluralpolyploidies

Origin of polyploidy

From polyploid + -y, after German Polyploidie.

Words formed from polyploidy

Questions about polyploidy

What does polyploidy mean?
Polyploidy means the condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
What is polyploidy in Tamil?
Polyploidy in Tamil is பன்மடியவுண்மை, பன்மடங்குக் குரோமோசோமுடைமை, பலதொகுதியாகும் இயல்பு. See Polyploidy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polyploidy?
Polyploidy is a noun.
How do you pronounce polyploidy?
Polyploidy is pronounced /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/ (UK).
What is the plural of polyploidy?
The plural of polyploidy is polyploidies.

Words near polyploidy in the dictionary

  1. polyploidized
  2. polyploidizes
  3. polyploidizing
  4. polyploidogenic
  5. polyploids
  6. polyploidy
  7. polyplural
  8. polypnea
  9. polypneas
  10. polypneic
  11. polypnoea

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