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tetraploidization

tetraploidization noun: the doubling of chromosomes to produce tetraploidy.

Noun

tetraploidization (plural tetraploidizations)

  1. The doubling of chromosomes to produce tetraploidy
    • It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).2015 July 4, Heinz-Ulrich Reyer, Christian Arioli-Jakob, Martina Arioli, “Post-zygotic selection against parental genotypes during larval development maintains all-hybrid populations of the frog...

Forms of tetraploidization

pluraltetraploidizations

Origin of tetraploidization

From tetraploid + -ization.

Words formed from tetraploidization

Questions about tetraploidization

What does tetraploidization mean?
Tetraploidization means the doubling of chromosomes to produce tetraploidy.
What part of speech is tetraploidization?
Tetraploidization is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraploidization?
The plural of tetraploidization is tetraploidizations.

Words near tetraploidization in the dictionary

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

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