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triploidization en · NOUN

Etymology

From triploid + -ization.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one
    • 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 ). 2015 July 17, “Mate Choice Drives Evolutionary Stability in a Hybrid Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: