triparental

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adjective

Involving three parents, but especially describing a form of bacterial conjugation in which a conjugative plasmid present in a "helper" bacterial strain assists the transfer of plasmid from a second to a third strain.

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Meanings

adjectivetriparental (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyInvolving three parents, but especially describing a form of bacterial conjugation in which a conjugative plasmid present in a "helper" bacterial strain assists the transfer of plasmid from a second to a third strain.

Origin

From tri- + parental.

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APA

triparental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triparental

MLA

“triparental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triparental. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triparental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triparental.

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