haploidisation

English

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Etymology

haploid +‎ -isation

Noun

haploidisation (usually uncountable, plural haploidisations)

  1. (biology) The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.
    Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis.
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