What does paradiploid mean?
Paradiploid means (genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than diploid.
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(genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than diploid.
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 ].
Use paradiploid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paradiploid means (genetics) Less than polyploid and greater than diploid.
Common synonyms include oligoploid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 ].
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