diplont

American

[dip-lont] / ˈdɪp lɒnt /

noun

Biology.

the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
an organism having two sets of chromosomes in its somatic cells and a single, haploid set of chromosomes in its gametes.

diplont British

/ ˈdɪplɒnt /

noun

an animal or plant that has the diploid number of chromosomes in its somatic cells

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Other Word Forms

diplontic adjective

Etymology

Origin of diplont

First recorded in 1920–25; dipl(o)- + -ont ( def. )

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