Diploid vs. Haploid

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  • 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.

  • Diploid (adjective)

    Of an organism, having diploid cells.

  • Diploid (adjective)

    Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

  • Diploid (noun)

    A cell which is diploid.

  • Diploid (noun)

    An organism with diploid cells.

  • Haploid (adjective)

    Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

    “Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.”

  • Haploid (noun)

    A cell which is haploid.

  • Haploid (noun)

    An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.

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