diploid
pronunciation
How to pronounce diploid in British English:
UK [ˈdɪplɔɪd]
How to pronounce diploid in American English:
US [ˈdɪpˌlɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- (genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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- Adjective:
- of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Word Origin
- diploid (adj.)
- 1908, from Greek diploos "double, twofold," (from di- "two" + root *pel- "to fold;" see ply (v.)) + eidos "form" (see -oid).
Example
- 1. Autotetroploid rice has double genome compared with diploid rice .
- 2. Only a small , sequestered breeding stock is allowed to remain diploid .
- 3. Parent cells are diploid , daughter cells are haploid .
- 4. Higher plants are normally always diploid .
- 5. An organism or individual having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent .