diploid
/dɪplɔɪd/
nounadjective
7 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
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ADJECTIVE(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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Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
“diploid somatic cells”
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Starts withD
Ends withD
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Syllablesdip · loid
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