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Induction of experimental cell division to generate cells with reduced chromosome ploidy.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Ploidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ploidy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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ploidy
noun
ploi·dy
ˈplȯid-ē 
plural ploidies
: degree of repetition of the basic number of chromosomes
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