Dodecaploidization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dodecaploidization is a noun meaning (genetics) The process of becoming dodecaploid.
Meaning
(genetics) The process of becoming dodecaploid.
Example Sentences
Using this approach, a recent study that included genetic data from four of the new species described here proposed that tetraploidization occurred at least once in subgenus Silurana and once in subgenus Xenopus, octoploidization occurred at least three times in subgenus Xenopus, and that dodecaploidization occurred at least three times in subgenus Xenopus.
Word Forms
- dodecaploidizations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diploidisation, allodiploidization, octoploidization, tetraploidization, tetraploidisation, dedoubling.
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