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whole-genome duplication

whole-genome duplication noun: a form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome.

Noun

whole-genome duplication (plural whole-genome duplications, abbreviation WGD)

  1. A form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome

Forms of whole-genome duplication

pluralwhole-genome duplications
abbreviationWGD

Questions about whole-genome duplication

What does whole-genome duplication mean?
Whole-genome duplication means a form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome.
What part of speech is whole-genome duplication?
Whole-genome duplication is a noun.
What is the plural of whole-genome duplication?
The plural of whole-genome duplication is whole-genome duplications.

Words near whole-genome duplication in the dictionary

  1. whole-asses
  2. whole-assing
  3. whole-blood coagulation time
  4. whole-blood coagulation times
  5. whole-footed
  6. whole-genome duplication
  7. whole-genome duplications
  8. whole-gip
  9. whole-gips
  10. whole-grain
  11. whole-grain bread

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