depolyploidize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ polyploidize

Verb[edit]

depolyploidize (third-person singular simple present depolyploidizes, present participle depolyploidizing, simple past and past participle depolyploidized)

  1. To cause, or to undergo depolyploidization
    • 2015 October 1, “Entamoeba histolytica Dmc1 Catalyzes Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange That Is Stimulated by Calcium and Hop2-Mnd1”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      These cells were shown to depolyploidize to become smaller mononucleated cells that survive the radiation treatment and produce progeny [48 ].