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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cytogenetics
  4. ploidy
  5. dihaploidy
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. cytogenetics
  4. ploidy
  5. dihaploidy

Preferred term

dihaploidy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The chromosomal constitution of cells formed by haploidization of polyploids; dihaploids resulting from halving the chromosome copy number of tetraploids are especially useful in selective breeding of crop plants.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • dihaploids

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/145231

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