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nounpentaploidy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being pentaploid
The secondary resistant IB128 cell line was also characterized by an unbalanced pentaploidy of the short arm of chromosome 17 including the TP53 gene.
2015 October 2, “Heterogeneous Mechanisms of Secondary Resistance and Clonal Selection in Sarcoma during Treatment with Nutlin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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pentaploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaploidy
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