triploidization

noun

triploidization

noun

Etymology From triploid + -ization.

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Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences 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:

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