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diploid

DEFINITIONS OF: diploid

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n (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
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

adj of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

“diploid somatic cells”
Antonyms:
haploid, haploidic, monoploid
of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
polyploid
of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
triploid
of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes
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