diploid

dip·loid  (dploid)

adj.

1. Double or twofold.

2. Genetics Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic chromosome number is doubled: diploid somatic cells.

n. Genetics

An organism or cell having diploid cells.

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[Greek diplous, double; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + -oid.]

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diploid [ˈdɪplɔɪd]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) double or twofold

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a diploid cell or organism

diploidic  adj

diploidy  n

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diploid  (dploid)

Having paired sets of chromosomes in a cell or cell nucleus. In diploid organisms that reproduce sexually, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent. The somatic cells of most animals are diploid. Compare haploid. See Note at mitosis.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Adj.	1.	diploid - of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells" genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms haploid, haploidic, monoploid - of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes polyploid - of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"

Translations

diploid

adj (Biol) cell, nucleus → diploid

diploid [ˈdɪplɔɪd] n (Bio) → diploide f

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diploid [ˈdɪplɔɪd] n (Bio) → diploide f