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Definition of "triploidy" []

  • The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes. (noun)
  • An instance of being triploid. (noun)

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Use "triploidy" in a sentence
  • "If its triploid its not the mother of anything ..... the deal with inducing triploidy is it creates a fish that won't spawn."
  • "There is scientific evidence that the telomeres at the ends of your chromosomes (a length of DNA that contains largely "filler" and termination codes) do shorten with age, and this is possibly what she is alluding to (through the looking glass), but every cell in your body has a full complement of DNA, except in rare cases, such as triploidy where all the cells in you bod have the same amount of extra DNA."
  • "It is also more likely in female gestation, multiple gestation, triploidy, trisomy 21, and a personal history of the condition in prior pregnancies."