1) Double 2) Having two of each chromosome 3) Twofold
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Having a ploidy of two.
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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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• (n.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
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Having a normal number of two sets of chromosomes; also known as 2N.
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Cats (organisms) that carry two copies of each gene. They are homozygous for the gene.
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<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 g...
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(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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A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes one chromosome from each parental s
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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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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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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: 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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(dip;loid) Denoting cells having two of each chromosome or twice the number of chromosomes that are present in sperm or ova.
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A plant with two sets of chromosomes.
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Cell that contains two sets of chromosomes. Also see haploid.
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(Gk: diplous=double; eidos=form) (of the number of chromosomes): the double, or complete number of chromosomes found in the body sells, compared witht he single number (haploid=single) found in sex cells.
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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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adjective of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; `diploid somatic cells`
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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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Having paired chromosomes in each cell. In sexually reproducing species, one set is derived from each parent, the gametes, or sex cells, of each parent being haploid (having only one set of chromosomes) due to meiosis (reduction cell division)
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Cells that contain homologous chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in the cells is the diploid number and is equal to 2n
(n is the number of homologous pairs).
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Describes cells in which the chromosomes occur in pairs; somatic cells, which make up the bulk of the cells in the plant body, are diploid. Often abbreviated as 2n.
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double; twofold. · having two similar complements of chromosomes.
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of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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