diploid

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Synonyms: diploic, dipnoid

Antonyms: diploic, dipnoid

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|genetics}} 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 cell]]s of higher organisms are diploid.
2. {{lb|en|genetics}} Of an organism, having diploid cells.
3. {{lb|en|crystallography}} Of a certain [[symmetry]] [[class]] with 24 [[congruent]] [[irregular]] [[quadrilateral]] [[face]]s.

Noun

1. A diploid [[cell]].
2. A diploid [[organism]].

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