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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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Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
IP
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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