diploidadjective
uk/ˈdɪp.lɔɪd/us/ˈdɪp.lɔɪd/having two sets of chromosomes (= structures containing chemical patterns that control what a plant or animal is like), one from each parent:
a diploid cell
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- respiration
- vacuole
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