Meanings
noundiploidization (countable and uncountable, plural diploidizations)
plural diploidizations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid
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diploidization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidization
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“diploidization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diploidization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidization.
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