lɒnt noun Biology.
1.
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
2.
an organism having two sets of chromosomes in its somatic cells and a single, haploid set of chromosomes in its gametes.
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| —n | |
| an animal or plant that has the diploid number of chromosomes in its somatic cells | |
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| dip'lontic | |
| —adj | |
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Diplont
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