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diploid
/'dɪplɔɪd/
Synonyms of diploid Antonyms of diploid Examples of diploid Usage of diploid Parts of diploid Definition that contains diploid Words sounding like diploid Explanation of diploid

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Definitions of diploid
  1. 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
    type of:
    being organism
  2. adjective
    of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
    "diploid somatic cells"
    Opposite:
    haploid polyploid
Definition that contains diploid
  • zygote (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
  • fertilized ovum (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
  • diploidy the condition of being diploid
  • monosomy chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number
  • amphidiploidy the condition of being amphidiploid
  • amphidiploid (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
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