diploid

noun

  1. 1

    A cell which is diploid.

  2. 2

    An organism with diploid cells.

adjective

  1. 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.

  2. 2

    Of an organism, having diploid cells.

  3. 3

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

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