diploid
IPA: dˈɪpɫɔɪd
noun
- A diploid cell.
- A diploid organism.
adjective
- (genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
- (genetics) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
- (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
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