Polyploidy

Definitions

1. The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
   uncountable
2. An instance of being polyploid.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“This propensity to polyploidy helps account for the diversity (and thus success) of flowering plants, in particular. It is also known that flowering plants sailed majestically through the life-destroying asteroid impact at the end⟳ of the Cretaceous period, which did for the dinosaurs and many other animals.”

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