triploidization

English

Etymology

triploid +‎ -ization

Noun

triploidization (uncountable)

1. (genetics) The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one
   • 2015 July 17, “Mate Choice Drives Evolutionary Stability in a Hybrid Complex”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In these other populations, the preference of triploid females towards type I males is probably high enough to promote triploidization and counter the effect of the assortative mating occurring among the tetraploid genomotype (Fig 5 ).