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dip·loid
 diploid
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- pronunciation:
- dI
ploId
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
in biology, having two of each non-sex-determining chromosome in each cell.
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in biology, a cell or nucleus containing two of each non-sex-determining chromosome.
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| definition 2: |
in biology, an organism in which most or all cells contain two of each non-sex-determining chromosome.
Humans are diploids. |
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