Haploidisation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell. uncountable, usually

    "Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis."

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"Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis."

Etymology

From haploid + -isation.

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