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diploid

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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.
[Greek diplous, double; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + -oid.]
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
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.
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Noun1.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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