depolyploidize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ polyploidize.

Verb

depolyploidize (third-person singular simple present depolyploidizes, present participle depolyploidizing, simple past and past participle depolyploidized)

1. To cause, or to undergo depolyploidization
   • 2015 October 1, “Entamoeba histolytica Dmc1 Catalyzes Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange That Is Stimulated by Calcium and Hop2-Mnd1”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     These cells were shown to depolyploidize to become smaller mononucleated cells that survive the radiation treatment and produce progeny [48 ].