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diploid

US/ˈdɪploiːʔ/

diploid adjective: of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

  1. Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
    • It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).2015 July 4, Heinz-Ulrich Reyer, Christian Arioli-Jakob, Martina Arioli, “Post-zygotic selection against parental genotypes during larval development maintains all-hybrid populations of the frog...
  2. Of an organism, having diploid cells.
  3. Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

Noun

diploid (plural diploids)

  1. A diploid cell.
  2. A diploid organism.
    • The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .1995, Romuald Kosina, Tetraploids of the Genus Triticum in the Light of Caryopsis Structure

diploid meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

diploid in Tamil

இருதொகுதி, இருமடங்கு, இருமயமி, டிப்லாய்ட், இருமடியமான, இருமடியம்

diploid in Tagalog

of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
duhambilmanahin

Forms of diploid

pluraldiploids

Origin of diploid

From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.

Words formed from diploid

Words that rhyme with diploid

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Questions about diploid

What does diploid mean?
Diploid means of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
What is diploid in Tamil?
Diploid in Tamil is இருதொகுதி, இருமடங்கு, இருமயமி. See Diploid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diploid?
Diploid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce diploid?
Diploid is pronounced /ˈdɪploiːʔ/ (US).

Words near diploid in the dictionary

  1. diplohaplonts
  2. diplohedral
  3. diplohedron
  4. diploic
  5. diploicin
  6. diploid
  7. diploidal
  8. diploidic
  9. diploidies
  10. diploidion
  11. diploidisation

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