Associations to the word «Diploid»

Wiktionary

DIPLOID, adjective. (cytology) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
DIPLOID, adjective. (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
DIPLOID, noun. A cell which is diploid.
DIPLOID, noun. An organism with diploid cells.

Dictionary definition

DIPLOID, noun. (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
DIPLOID, adjective. Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells".

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