Dictionary Check: diploid

"diploid" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Example: "diploid somatic cells"
Antonyms:
noun

(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

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