polyploidy

Noun

Meaning

the condition of being polyploid

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chromosome karyotype aneuploidy polyploid chromosome number ploidy chromosomal composition chromosomal makeup chromosomal organization genome size chromosomal pattern chromosomal set diploid number chromosomal configuration chromosomal count

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Antonyms

dwarfism nanism pycnodysostosis nanosomia dwarfness condition of being a dwarf

Hypernyms

condition

Examples

After multiple studies by independent agencies and scientists no correlation between polyploidy and irradiation of food could be found. Source: Internet

Another form of polyploidy called allopolyploidy occurs when two different species mate and produce polyploid hybrids. Source: Internet

Many plant genera and species have their origins in polyploidy. Source: Internet

Vulnerability to damage could be reduced by maintaining two or more copies of each RNA segment in each protocell, i.e. by maintaining diploidy or polyploidy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

polyploidization polyploidize polyploidogenic polyplural polypnea polypneic