Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Ploidy

Ploidy refers to the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell or organism. It is an important concept in the field of biology, as each type of ploidy has different effects on the cell or organism. For example, organisms with higher ploidy levels typically display more complex traits; whereas, organisms with lower plo…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 29× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Ploidy refers to the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell or organism. It is an important concept in the field of biology, as each type of ploidy has different effects on the cell or organism. For example, organisms with higher ploidy levels typically display more complex traits; whereas, organisms with lower ploidy levels tend to be simpler. Understanding ploidy can help researchers understand how and why certain traits are expressed in different organisms. In addition, in biotechnology, ploidy is used to manipulate cells and organisms in order to produce desired traits and characteristics. An example of this is polyploidy, which is the introduction of additional genomes into a cell.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 29 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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