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triploidization

triploidization noun: the conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one.

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

Origin of triploidization

From triploid + -ization.

Questions about triploidization

What does triploidization mean?
Triploidization means the conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one.
What part of speech is triploidization?
Triploidization is a noun.

Words near triploidization in the dictionary

  1. triploidic
  2. triploidies
  3. triploidisation
  4. triploidisations
  5. triploidite
  6. triploidization
  7. triploidize
  8. triploidizing
  9. triploids
  10. triploidy
  11. triplolethal

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