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Diploidy

Known as: Diploids, Diploidies, Diploid 
The chromosomal constitution of cells, in which each type of CHROMOSOME is represented twice. Symbol: 2N or 2X.
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
SSG1, a gene encoding a sporulation-specific 1,3-beta-glucanase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the meiotic process is accompanied by a large increase in 1,3-beta-glucan-degradative activity. The… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Interphase cytogenetics: a new tool for the study of genetic changes in brain tumors.
Interphase cytogenetics is the application of nonradioactive in situ hybridization with chromosome-specific DNA probes to… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A method for dissociation of viable human breast cancer cells that produces flow cytometric kinetic information similar to that obtained by thymidine labeling.
Collagenase dissociation, performed on 40 human breast cancers, yielded between 1 million and 50 million cells from less than 1 g… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Fibroblasts from patients with hereditary cutaneous malignant melanoma are abnormally sensitive to the mutagenic effect of simulated sunlight and 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide.
Because of a possible etiologic link between mutations and carcinogenesis, we compared fibroblasts derived from skin biopsies of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The repair of X-ray induced chromosomal damage in trisomy 2-and normal diploid lymphocytes.
The frequency of chromosomal aberrations produced by X-rays is greater in lymphocytes cultured from trisomy 21 patients (Down's… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Prophage induction and cell division in E. coli
SummaryDominance and complementation analyses have been carried out in partial diploids with mutations at the recA locus. These… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AND EVOLUTION IN PARTHENOGENETIC ANIMALS. 11. DIPLOID AND POLYPLOID SOLENOBZA TRZQUETRELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PSYCHIDAE) *
Genic polymorphism at sixteen enzyme loci of four different chromosomal races of Solenobia triquetrella (bisexual, two diploid… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Genes controlling meiosis and spore formation in yeast.
PORULATION of diploids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae involves meiosis and subsequent ascospore formation. The genetic and… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Immunospecificity to non-histone chromosomal proteins of anti-chromatin antibodies.
COMPLEMENT fixing antibodies to a DNA–non-histone chromosomal protein complex (have recently been reported to be tissue specific… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Transcription of Simian Virus 40 II. Hybridization of RNA Extracted from Different Lines of Transformed Cells to the Separated Strands of Simian Virus 40 DNA
The amount of simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA present in various SV40-transformed mouse cell lines and “revertants” isolated from them…