Definition of Tetraploids

1. Noun. (plural of tetraploid) ¹

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Definition of Tetraploids

1. tetraploid [n] - See also: tetraploid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetraploids

tetraphosphides
tetraphosphorus trisulfide
tetraphosphorus trisulphide
tetraphosphorylated
tetraphyllous
tetrapla
tetraplas
tetraplegia
tetraplegias
tetraplegic
tetraplegics
tetraplicate
tetraplicates
tetraploid
tetraploidies
tetraploids (current term)
tetraploidy
tetrapneumonian
tetrapneumonians
tetrapnuemonian
tetrapod
tetrapods
tetrapody
tetrapous
tetrapteran
tetrapterous
tetraptote
tetraptotes
tetraptych
tetrapus

Literary usage of Tetraploids

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Agropyron, Secale, Hordeum now part of gene pool Related genera, with different basic numbers and different ploidy levels Many; diploids, tetraploids Few; ..."

2. Aquacultural Genetics and Breeding: National Research Priorities by Graham A E Gall (1997)
"Early work has shown that tetraploids can be produced, but considerable work is needed ... tetraploids could be extremely valuable as a means of producing ..."

3. 2nd International Symposium on Genetic Manipulation in Crops by A. Mujeeb-Kazi, L. A. Sitch, International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"leaves, longer internodes, and shorter stems for tetraploids than for diploids. ... The fact that tetraploids differed phenotypically from diploids suggests ..."

4. Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"These research populations have been developed by transferring germplasm from cultivated tetraploids to the diploid level by ..."

5. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"The normal or structurally altered D type (Figure Ib, c) was present in duplicate in all diploids or tetraploids. Very rarely, three D types could be traced ..."

6. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"In addition, Wang et al (1992) suggested that BBCC tetraploids (O. ... likely to have independent origins and that CCDD tetraploids possibly had an ancient ..."

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