- Double or twofold.
- Genetics. Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic chromosome number is doubled: diploid somatic cells.
An organism or cell having diploid cells.
[Greek diplous, double + –OID.]
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An organism or cell having diploid cells.
[Greek diplous, double + –OID.]
1. having a pair of each chromosome characteristic of a species, i.e. genomes in which chromosomes occur in pairs.
2. a diploid individual or cell.
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