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Definition of
diploid adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
diploid
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈdɪplɔɪd
/
/
(
biology
)
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(
of a cell
)
containing two complete sets of
chromosomes
, one from each parent
compare
haploid
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diploid
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