OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 27011

diploid

/ˈdɪploiːʔ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
diploide
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.
It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triplo…
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