diploid

[ dip-loid ]

/ ˈdɪp lɔɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR diploid ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

double; twofold.

Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes.

noun

Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.

Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes.

Origin of diploid

First recorded in 1905–10; dipl(o)- + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM diploid

dip·loi·dic, adjective

Words nearby diploid

diplocoria, diplodocus, diploë, diplogenesis, diploic vein, diploid, diploidy, diploma, diplomacy, diploma mill, diplomat

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Example sentences from the Web for diploid

In animals, as in plants, the diploid generation attained the higher development and gradually assumed the dominant position.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Similarly all the higher animals appear to us as independent organisms with diploid nuclei only.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Diploid (2n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in late prophase and metaphase of mitosis.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
Technically the tissue-cells are said to contain the diploid number of chromosomes, the gametes the reduced or haploid number.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer

They appear with this arrangement in all subsequent nuclear divisions in the diploid generation.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

British Dictionary definitions for diploid

diploid

/ (ˈdɪplɔɪd) /

adjective

biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present

double or twofold

noun

biology a diploid cell or organism

Derived forms of diploid

diploidic, adjectivediploidy, noun

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Medical definitions for diploid

diploid

[ dĭp′loid′ ]

adj.

Having two sets of chromosomes or double the haploid number of chromosomes in the germ cell, with one member of each chromosome pair derived from the ovum and one from the spermatazoon. The diploid number, 46 in humans, is the normal chromosome complement of an organism's somatic cells.

n.

A diploid organism or cell.

Scientific definitions for diploid

diploid

[ dĭp′loid′ ]

Having paired sets of chromosomes in a cell or cell nucleus. In diploid organisms that reproduce sexually, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent. The somatic cells of most animals are diploid. Compare haploid. See Note at mitosis.

单词	diploid
释义	diploid [ dip-loid ] / ˈdɪp lɔɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diploid ON THESAURUS.COM adjective double; twofold. Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes. noun Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes. Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes. Origin of diploid First recorded in 1905–10; dipl(o)- + -oid OTHER WORDS FROM diploid dip·loi·dic, adjective Words nearby diploid diplocoria, diplodocus, diploë, diplogenesis, diploic vein, diploid, diploidy, diploma, diplomacy, diploma mill, diplomat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diploid In animals, as in plants, the diploid generation attained the higher development and gradually assumed the dominant position. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Similarly all the higher animals appear to us as independent organisms with diploid nuclei only. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Diploid (2n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in late prophase and metaphase of mitosis. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca\|William E. Duellman Technically the tissue-cells are said to contain the diploid number of chromosomes, the gametes the reduced or haploid number. Being Well-Born\|Michael F. Guyer They appear with this arrangement in all subsequent nuclear divisions in the diploid generation. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others British Dictionary definitions for diploid diploid / (ˈdɪplɔɪd) / adjective biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present double or twofold noun biology a diploid cell or organism Derived forms of diploid diploidic, adjectivediploidy, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diploid binary, amphibian, bilateral, dual, bifurcate, amphibious, bicameral, bigeminal, binal, bipartisan, bipartite, bisected, dichotomic, dichotomous, distichous, dualistic, dyadic, double, duplex, duplicate Medical definitions for diploid diploid [ dĭp′loid′ ] adj. Having two sets of chromosomes or double the haploid number of chromosomes in the germ cell, with one member of each chromosome pair derived from the ovum and one from the spermatazoon. The diploid number, 46 in humans, is the normal chromosome complement of an organism's somatic cells. n. A diploid organism or cell. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for diploid diploid [ dĭp′loid′ ] Having paired sets of chromosomes in a cell or cell nucleus. In diploid organisms that reproduce sexually, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent. The somatic cells of most animals are diploid. Compare haploid. See Note at mitosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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diploid

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Medical definitions for diploid

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