diploid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1dip·loid
adjective \ˈdi-ˌplȯid\Definition of DIPLOID
: having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes <diploid somatic cells>
— dip·loi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun
Origin of DIPLOID
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1908
2diploid
nounDefinition of DIPLOID
: a single cell, individual, or generation characterized by the diploid chromosome number
First Known Use of DIPLOID
1908
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