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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • cytology 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.

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Noun:

  • A cell which is diploid.
  • An organism with diploid cells.

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