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a polyploid cell.
a polyploid species.

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Polyploid animals are often sterile, so they often reproduce by parthenogenesis.
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Mixoploidy refers to the presence of two cell lines, one diploid and one polyploid.
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These biologically highly active tissues also produce large polyploid cells.
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Polyploid crops include wheat, corn, coffee, apples, broccoli and some rice species.
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Pathways, mechanisms, and rates of polyploid formation in flowering plants.
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In some situations polyploid crops are preferred because they are sterile.
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Polyploid cells have multiple copies of chromosomes and haploid cells have single copies.
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Rare instances of polyploid mammals are known, but most often result in prenatal death.
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Similarly, homoploid speciation contrasts with polyploid speciation.
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  • Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"
  • (polyploidy) the condition of being polyploid
  • Polyploidy occurs in cells and organisms when there are more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes.
  • (Polyploidy) the number of chromosomes in a cell. Most cells are diploid, i.e. they have two sets of chromosomes, but triploids, tetraploids and hexaploids are also not uncommon.
  • (Polyploidy) This involves the treatment of fertilised eggs, very early in development, which causes the genetic make up of the fish to be altered. ...
  • A cell, tissue, individual, population, or whole species having more than twice the basic number oex of chromosomes of the ancestral species. Polyploidy may lead to increased growth rates (Populus) or severe dwarfing (Pinus). ...
  • An individual or cell having more than two sets of chromosomes.
  • An organism with more than two genomes.
  • Having three or more sets of chromosomes