diploid
adjective/ˈdɪplɔɪd/
/ˈdɪplɔɪd/
(biology)- (of a cell) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent compare haploidWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek diplous ‘double’ + -oid.
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