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diploid

adjective noun

of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

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7
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
IP
Scrabble score
11

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adjective

  1. of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

    “diploid somatic cells”

noun

  1. (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

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diploid somatic cells

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