adjective.
Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic chromosome number is doubled.
noun.
A cell, organism, or group of organisms having a diploid number of chromosomes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In crystallography, a solid belonging to the isometric system, with 24 trapezoidal planes. It is the parallel-hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron. Also called dyakis-dodecahedron.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
noun.
a cell or organism having a number of chromosomes corresponding to two copies of each chromosome; a diploid cell or organism.
adjective.
having a number of chromosomes corresponding to two copies of each chromosome; having double the basic number of chromosomes, as seen in a haploid cell. Contrasted to haploid and polyploid.
adjective.
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.
noun.
A cell which is diploid.
noun.
An organism with diploid cells.
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adjective.
of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
noun.
(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Word Usage
"The term diploid describes a state in which a cell has two sets of homologous chromosomes, or two chromosomes that are the same."