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diploidization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diploidiza-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From diploid + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

diploidizations (plural)

Derived Forms

allodiploidization amphidiploidization autodiploidization

Questions

What does diploidization mean?
The repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid
Where does diploidization come from?
From diploid + -ization.

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