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diploid definition

dip·loid (dip′lo̵id′)

adjective

  1. twofold or double
  2. Biol. having twice the number of chromosomes normally occurring in a mature germ cell: most somatic cells are diploid

Etymology: dipl(o)- + -oid

noun

a diploid cell

Related Forms:

  • diploidy dip·loi′dy (-lo̵i′dē) noun

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