dip·lo·sis (d -pl  ss)n. The formation during fertilization of the diploid number of chromosomes by the fusion of the nuclei of two haploid gametes. [New Latin dipl sis, from Greek, a doubling, from diploun, to double, from diplous, double; see diplo-.] |
diplosis [dɪˈpləʊsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the doubling of the haploid number of chromosomes that occurs during fusion of gametes to form a diploid zygote
[from Greek diplōsis doubling, from diploun to double, from diploos double]
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