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Polyploidy

//ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid. uncountable

    "As they mature, the DNA is replicated several times but the cell does not divide, a condition known as polyploidy which allows cells to increase in size."

  2. 2
    the condition of being polyploid wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of being polyploid. countable

Etymology

From polyploid + -y, after German Polyploidie.

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