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diplont

(dip′länt′)

noun

an animal or plant whose somatic nuclei are diploid

Origin: < dipl(o)- + -ont, a cell, organism (< Gr ontos: see onto-)

See diplont in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An organism having somatic cells with the diploid number of chromosomes.

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dip·lontˈic (-lŏnˈtĭk) adjective

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