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Definition of diploid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diploid

adjective

/ˈdɪplɔɪd/

/ˈdɪplɔɪd/

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(of a cell) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent compare haploid
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek diplous ‘double’ + -oid.

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