triploidization
English
Etymology
triploid + -ization
Noun
triploidization (uncountable)
- (genetics) The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one
- 2015 July 17, “Mate Choice Drives Evolutionary Stability in a Hybrid Complex”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- 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 ).
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