ALL meanings of diploid
dip·loid
D d - adjective diploid double; twofold. 1
- adjective diploid Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes. 1
- noun diploid Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes. 1
- noun diploid Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes. 1
- noun diploid (of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. 1
- noun diploid A cell which is diploid. 0
- noun diploid An organism with diploid cells. 0
- adjective diploid (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. 0
- adjective diploid (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces. 0
- adjective diploid (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present 0
- adjective diploid double or twofold 0
- noun diploid a diploid cell or organism 0
- adjective diploid twofold or double 0
- adjective diploid having twice the number of chromosomes normally occurring in a mature germ cell: most somatic cells are diploid 0
- noun diploid a diploid cell 0