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Word: Diploid
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Greek diplous ‘double’ + -oid
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪplɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.
Short Definition:(of cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
Word: Diploid
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪplɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a diploid cell, organism, or species.
Short Definition:diploid cell or species
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