polyploidy
/ˈpɒliplɔɪdi/noun
उच्चारण पॉलिप्लॉइडी
बहुगुणिता, पॉलीप्लॉइडी (कोशिका में गुणसूत्रों के दो से अधिक पूरे सेट होना)
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(in biology) the condition of having more than two complete sets of chromosomes in each cell
बहुगुणिता, पॉलीप्लॉइडी (कोशिका में गुणसूत्रों के दो से अधिक पूरे सेट होना)
- Polyploidy is common in plants such as wheat and cotton.
- Many crop varieties have been improved through polyploidy.
- Polyploidy often makes fruits larger, as with certain varieties of banana.
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- The botanist explained how polyploidy can create new species of plants.
- Polyploidy is far less common in animals than in plants.
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polyploid adjective
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General knowledge
Modern bread wheat is a polyploid plant with six sets of chromosomes.
GK के लिए, आधुनिक bread wheat एक polyploid पौधा है जिसमें गुणसूत्रों के छह सेट होते हैं।