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DIPLOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("diploid" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Derivation:

diploid (of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

diploid somatic cells

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Antonym:

haploid (of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes)

polyploid (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)

Derivation:

diploid ((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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 Context examples: 

Chromosome 14 spans about 105 million base pairs and represents between 3 and 3.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 14, NCI Thesaurus)

A chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number.

(Monosomy, NCI Thesaurus)

The MRC-5 cell line is a human diploid lung fibroblast cell line extablished in 1966.

(Autologous NSCLC DNA-Transfected Semi-Allogeneic Fibroblasts MRC-5 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromosome 1 spans about 247 million nucleotide base pairs and represents about 8% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromosome 10 spans about 135 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 10, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromosome 13 spans about 113 million base pairs and represents between 3.5 and 4% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 13, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromosome 11 spans about 134.5 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 11, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromosome 12 spans about 143 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 12, NCI Thesaurus)

The type of cell division a diploid germ cell undergoes to produce gametes (sperm or eggs) that will carry half the normal chromosome number.

(Meiosis, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Chromosome 5 spans about 181 million base pairs and represents almost 6% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.

(Chromosome 5, NCI Thesaurus)