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Diploid: The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the haploid number of 23 chromosomes contained in human eggs (ova) and sperm.
Definition and other additional information on Diploid from Biology-Online.org dictionary.
adjective 1. double; twofold. 2. Biology . having two similar complements of chromosomes. noun 3. Biology . an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( dÄp ' loid ' ) adj. Double or twofold. Genetics . Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic ...
dip·loid (d p loid) adj. 1. Double or twofold. 2. Genetics Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic chromosome number is doubled: diploid somatic ...
The diploid number of a cell is the number of chromosomes in the cell. This number is commonly abbreviated as 2n, where n stands for the number of chromosomes.