Paradiploid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paradiploid is an adjective meaning (genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than diploid.
Meaning
(genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than diploid.
Example Sentences
While we find a “diploid” peak in DNA content in the MTF populations, it seems more appropriate to term it “paradiploid”, since it is known that polyploid tumor cells elicit paradiploid progeny through depolyploidizing divisions and regulated autophagic degradation [106 ].
Synonyms for paradiploid
Depending on context, synonyms include oligoploid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paratriploid, hypopolyploid, hypodiploid, hypoploid, eupolyploid, eudiploid.
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