tetraploidy

English

Etymology

From tetraploid +‎ -y.

Noun

tetraploidy (countable and uncountable, plural tetraploidies)

(uncountable, genetics) The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
(countable, genetics) An instance of being tetraploid.

Translations

state of being triploid

German: Tetraploidie f
Italian: tetraploidia (it) f
Romanian: tetraploidie f

See also

ploidy

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