diploid
/D IH1 P L OY0 D/noun
- 1
A cell which is diploid.
- 2
An organism with diploid cells.
adjective
- 1
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.
- 2
Of an organism, having diploid cells.
- 3
Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
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