triparental

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Synonyms: biparental, uniparental, preparental

Antonyms: biparental, uniparental, preparental

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|biology}} Involving [[three]] [[parent]]s, but especially describing a form of [[bacterial]] [[conjugation]] in which a [[conjugative]] [[plasmid]] present in a "[[helper]]" bacterial [[strain]] assists the [[transfer]] of plasmid from a second to a third strain.

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