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.