WGD

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A form of whole-genome duplication — A form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome

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Meanings

nounWGD (countable and uncountable, plural WGDs)

plural WGDs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of whole-genome duplication.
  2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of weight gold: stamped on jewelry, indicating that it is solid gold, e.g. 10K WGD on the inside of a ring.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dwgGDW
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “WGD,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WGD.

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