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diploid

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪploiːʔ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ddiilopStarts with DEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.

Used in a sentence

  • It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).
  • The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .

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