diploid
double; twofold.
Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes.
Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.
Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes.
Origin of diploid
1Other words from diploid
- dip·loi·dic, adjective
Words Nearby diploid
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How to use diploid in a sentence
The teams expect to have the so-called diploid human genome sequence completed by the end of the year.
As you may recall, nearly all animals are diploid, meaning they carry two copies of their genome.
There are several kinds of naturally occurring diploid potatoes.
Potato innovation has stagnated for decades. Sexual reproduction might get it unstuck. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMany major crops such as corn already use hybrid diploid breeding, and we know a lot about the “parent” crops involved in any given cross.
Potato innovation has stagnated for decades. Sexual reproduction might get it unstuck. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn animals, as in plants, the diploid generation attained the higher development and gradually assumed the dominant position.
Darwin and Modern Science | A.C. Seward and Others
The uninitiated sees in the more highly organised plants only a succession of diploid generations.
Darwin and Modern Science | A.C. Seward and OthersSimilarly all the higher animals appear to us as independent organisms with diploid nuclei only.
Darwin and Modern Science | A.C. Seward and OthersThey appear with this arrangement in all subsequent nuclear divisions in the diploid generation.
Darwin and Modern Science | A.C. Seward and Othersdiploid (2n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in late prophase and metaphase of mitosis.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca | William E. Duellman
British Dictionary definitions for diploid
/ (ˈdɪplɔɪd) /
biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present
double or twofold
biology a diploid cell or organism
Derived forms of diploid
- diploidic, adjective
- diploidy, noun
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Scientific definitions for diploid
[ dĭp′loid′ ]
Having paired sets of chromosomes in a cell or cell nucleus. In diploid organisms that reproduce sexually, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent. The somatic cells of most animals are diploid. Compare haploid. See Note at mitosis.
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