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tetraploidism

tetraploidism is the alternative form of tetraploidy.

Meaning of tetraploidy

Noun

tetraploidy (countable and uncountable, plural tetraploidies)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
  2. (countable) An instance of being tetraploid.

Questions about tetraploidism

What is tetraploidism the alternative form of?
Tetraploidism is the alternative form of tetraploidy.

Words near tetraploidism in the dictionary

  1. tetraploid
  2. tetraploidic
  3. tetraploidies
  4. tetraploidisation
  5. tetraploidisations
  6. tetraploidism
  7. tetraploidization
  8. tetraploidizations
  9. tetraploidize
  10. tetraploidized
  11. tetraploidizing

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