ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Triploidization

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Triploidization is a noun meaning (genetics) The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one.

Meaning

(genetics) The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one.

Example Sentences

In these other populations, the preference of triploid females towards type I males is probably high enough to promote triploidization and counter the effect of the assortative mating occurring among the tetraploid genomotype (Fig 5 ).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include triploidisation, tetraploidization, tetraploidisation, diploidisation, autotetraploidization, paleotetraploidization.

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