diploid
Americanadjective
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double; twofold.
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Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes.
noun
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Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.
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Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes.
adjective
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biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present
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double or twofold
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of diploid
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Example Sentences
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The team traced the source of resistance to a wild diploid banana known as Calcutta 4.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
In diploid organisms, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
And diploid crops tend to have fewer genes associated with a single trait, which makes breeding them to emphasize that trait much simpler.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
The cranberry is a diploid, which means that each cell contains one set of chromosomes from the maternal parent and one set from the paternal parent.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
The uninitiated sees in the more highly organised plants only a succession of diploid generations.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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