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
dip·loi′dy (-lo̵i′dē) noun
diploid
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- cell: Fertilization of an egg by a sperm produces a united diploid cell with the normal complement of 46.
- specie: In diploid species, siblings share on average at least 50 % of their alleles.
- number: Most human cells contain 46 chromosomes in their nucleus - this is the diploid number.
- sperm: Additional analyzes were undertaken using some animals from the first experiment for chromosome 4 and 19 to confirm the presence of diploid sperm.
- vaccine: Rabies Vaccine BP: The first human diploid cell vaccine licensed in the UK.
- zygote: The resulting diploid zygote can only infect a mosquito larva.
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