diploid Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
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adjective of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
- diploid somatic cells
WordNet
Dip"loid noun
Etymology
Gr. twofold +Definitions
(Crystallog.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.