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diploid

adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, diploid means 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. As a noun, it means a diploid cell.

Meanings of diploid

7 meanings

adjective

  1. geneticsOf 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.

  2. geneticsOf an organism, having diploid cells.

  3. crystallographyOf a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

  4. Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

    “diploid somatic cells”

noun

  1. A diploid cell.

  2. A diploid organism.

  3. (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid numberanimal

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