syndiploidy
noun
syn·diploidy
\(ˈ)sin, sən+\
Definition of syndiploidy
: doubling of the gametic chromosome number by reassociation of the daughter groups of meiotic chromosomes at any time after the first meiotic metaphase
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Origin and Etymology of syndiploidy
syn- + diploidy
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