Depolyploidizing
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 That reverses the effect of polyploidization not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From de- + polyploid + -ize + -ing.
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