DIPLOID


Meaning of DIPLOID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' di- ˌ plo ̇ id

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1908

: having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes < diploid somatic cells>

– dip · loi · dy \ - ˌ plo ̇ i-d ē \ noun

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