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Definition of Tetraploid
1. Adjective. (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus ¹
2. Noun. a tetraploid organism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tetraploid
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tetraploid
1. Nucleus, cell or organism that has four copies of the normal haploid chromosome set. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetraploid
Literary usage of Tetraploid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Hybridization of Triticum aestivum with tetraploid Hordeum bulbosum Li Dawei,
Wei Xiuling, Cao Hualin and Hu Qide Institute of Genetics, Academia Sinica, ..."
2. Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"B. napus is a tetraploid derived from B. campestris and B. oleracea and these
markers will help to simplify the complex inheritance in this species. ..."
3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
""The ' New Species' turns out to be tetraploid, having 24 in contrast to 12 pairs
of chromosomes, characteristic of normal races. ..."
4. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"A diploid wild species can be rendered tetraploid before crossing with the
tetraploid crop (autotetraploid route) (6), or the tetraploid crop can be ..."
5. Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for Crop Plant Improvement. Bibliography by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1991)
"An interest in increasing heterozygosity in tetraploid (2n = 4x = 28) red
clover (Tri-folium pratense L.) has led to the use of 2x-2x (bilateral) crosses ..."
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