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Polyploid

Definition
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More than two complete haploid sets in a cell lineage (e.g. triploid, tetraploid).

Topics
Core genetics
Related
Polyploidy Triploid Tetraploid

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"Downstream interpretation uses Polyploid to connect statistical signals with biological context."

Polyploidy Triploid Tetraploid
Related-term network

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Node order. The current term is first. Next come every page linked from Related terms, in the same top-to-bottom order as that list. Then new terms appear in two-hop layers: for each of those direct neighbors (in that same order), their related terms are appended if not already listed. A third pass does the same for two-hop nodes. The walk stops when a fixed maximum number of nodes is reached.

References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.
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