Look up: diploid

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   diploid
   Having two different sets of chromosomes in the same nucleus of each cell. Most metazoans and plants are diploid. Compare with haploid.
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   diploid
   Having a ploidy of two.
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   Diploid
   Having two homologous chromosomes in pairs in the nucleus so that twice the haploid number is present, usually written as 2n.
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   diploid
   [adj] - (genetics 2. [n] - (genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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   Diploid
   Possessing two basic sets of chromosomes.
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   diploid
   Chromosome state in which the chromosomes are present in homologous pairs. Note: Normal human somatic (non-reproductive) cells are diploid (they have 46 chromosomes), whereas reproductive cells, with 23 chromosomes, are haploid.
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   Diploid
   Diploid: The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the haploid number of 23 chromosomes contained in human eggs (ova) and sperm.
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   diploid
   since most organisms have two sets of chromosomes (diploid) there are two sets of gene for each trait.. Category: Medicine
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   diploid
   A diploid cell has its chromosomes in homologous pairs, and thus has 2 copies of each autosomal genetic locus. The diploid number (2n) equals twice the haploid number and is the characteristic number for most cells other than gametes.
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    Diploid
    Dip'loid noun [ Greek ... twofold + -oid .] (Crystallog.) A solid bounded by twenty- four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
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    diploid
    <cell biology, genetics> A cell with a full set of genetic material, consisting of chromosomes in homologous pairs and thus having two copies of each autosomal genetic locus. A diploid cell has one chromosome from each parental set. ... most animal cells have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes. ... The gam ...
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    diploid
    adjective of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; `diploid somatic cells`
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    diploid
    noun (genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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    diploid
    (dip´loid) having two full sets of chromosomes, as normally found in the somatic cells of eukaryotes (2n or, in humans, 46). See also haploid.
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    Diploid
    • (n.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
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    diploid
    Denoting the state of a cell containing two haploid sets derived from the father and from the mother respectively; the normal chromosome complement of somatic cells (in humans, 46 chromosomes). [diplo- + G. eidos resemblance]
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    Diploid
    Cell that contains two sets of chromosomes. Also see haploid.
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    diploid
    A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes one chromosome from each parental set. Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes. Compare haploid.
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    Diploid
    A full set of genetic material consisting of paired chromosomes, one from each parental set. Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes.
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    diploid
    Having two sets of chromosomes. The diploid number is the number of chromosomes in most cells except the gametes, which are haploid (containing only a single set of chromosomes). In humans, the diploid number is 46. In a diploid cell, the chromosomes of each pair carry the same genes. The cells of...
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