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DIPLOID

\dˈɪplɔ͡ɪd], \dˈɪplɔ‍ɪd], \d_ˈɪ_p_l_ɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of DIPLOID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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(genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The full number of chromosomes in the fertilized ovum and in all cells, except the mature germ cells, derived from this.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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