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diploid

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1dip·loid

adj \ˈdi-ˌplid\

Definition of DIPLOID

: having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes <diploid somatic cells>
dip·loi·dy \-ˌpli-dē\ noun

Origin of DIPLOID

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1908

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