diploid
diploid definition
dip·loid (dip′lo̵id′)
adjective
- twofold or double
- 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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