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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.
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Diploid (adjective)
Of an organism, having diploid cells.
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Diploid (adjective)
Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
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Diploid (noun)
A cell which is diploid.
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Diploid (noun)
An organism with diploid cells.
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Haploid (adjective)
Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
“Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.”
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Haploid (noun)
A cell which is haploid.
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Haploid (noun)
An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.
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