Definition of diploid Diploid
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What does diploid mean?
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NounPlural: diploids |
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| 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 | ||
| being, organism the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" | ||
| genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | ||
Adjectivediploid, diploider, diploidest |
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| diploid - of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells" | ||
| polyploid of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" | ||
| genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | ||
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Wiktionary 
- diploid (Noun)
A cell which is diploid. - diploid (Noun)
An organism with diploid cells. - diploid (Adjective)
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 cell s of higher organisms are diploid.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- diploid (n.)
A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
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diploid
The status of having two complete sets of chromosomes, most commonly one set of paternal origin and the other of maternal origin.
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🔤- diploid, noun, singular of diploids.
- diploid, adjective.
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