Polyploidy
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title:
Polyploidy
text:
Polyploidy is a condition in which the cells of an organism have more than one pair of (homologous) chromosomes. Most species whose cells have nuclei (eukaryotes) are diploid, meaning they have two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each of two parents; each set contains the same number of chromosomes, and the chromosomes are joined in pairs of homologous chromosomes. However, some organisms are polyploid. Polyploidy is especially common in plants. Most eukaryotes have diploid somatic cells,
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Condition where cells of an organism have more than two paired sets of chromosomes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyploidy
date created:
2002-07-18T04:13:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T17:16:38Z
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