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tetraploidy

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tetraploidy [′te·trə‚plȯid·ē]
(cell and molecular biology)
The occurrence of related forms possessing in the somatic cells chromosome numbers four times the haploid number.


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All temperature shocks inducing tetraploidy were applied 18-23 min postspawning for a 5-10 min duration.
Thirty-eight (67%) of the cases with chromosomal abnormalities were karyotype 45,X; the rest of the observed chromosomal abnormalities were 45,X/47,XXX (n = 1), trisomy 21 (n = 7), trisomy 18 (n = 5), trisomy 13 (n = 2), triploidy (n = 1), tetraploidy (n = 1), isochromosome 22 (n = 1), and addition chromosome 4 (n = 1).
 
 
 
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