diploid.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Of an organism, having diploid cells.
Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
Where this word comes from
From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.
A diploid cell.
A diploid organism.
Where this word comes from
From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.
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