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diploid

dip·loid

US/ˈdɪploiːʔ/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

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

  • “diploid somatic cells”
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noun

1.

(genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Origin

From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.

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