Definitions | diploid |
| noun
- A cell which is diploid.
- An organism with diploid cells.
adjective
- (cytology) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair is derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
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