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Meaning of word diploid from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

diploid   noun

Meaning : (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell. I.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.

diploid   adjective

Meaning : Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.

Example : Diploid somatic cells.

Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.

A polyploid cell.
A polyploid species.
polyploid

Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.

haploid, haploidic, monoploid