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triploidisation

triploidisation is the alternative form of triploidization.

Meaning of triploidization

Noun

triploidization (uncountable)

  1. The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one
    • In these other populations, the preference of triploid females towards type I males is probably high enough to promote triploidization and counter the effect of the assortative mating occurring among the tetraploid genomotype (Fig 5 ).2015 July 17, “Mate Choice Drives Evolutionary Stability in a Hybrid Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of triploidisation

pluraltriploidisations

Origin of triploidisation

From triploid + -isation.

Questions about triploidisation

What is triploidisation the alternative form of?
Triploidisation is the alternative form of triploidization.

Words near triploidisation in the dictionary

  1. triploblasty
  2. triploid
  3. triploidal
  4. triploidic
  5. triploidies
  6. triploidisation
  7. triploidisations
  8. triploidite
  9. triploidization
  10. triploidize
  11. triploidizing

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