diploid

Speech parts

1. diploid - Noun

2. diploid - Adjective

Meaning

A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

double binary dual bilateral duplicate duplex twofold amphibian dualistic bipartite bicameral duple bifurcate amphibious dyadic
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Antonyms

haploid polyploid single separate singular monoploid

Hypernyms

being organism

Phrases with the word

diploid spore diploid number

Examples

diploid somatic cells Source: Internet

All other chromosomes in these organisms are diploid, but organisms may inherit one or two X chromosomes. Source: Internet

All plants and many fungi and algae switch between a haploid and a diploid state, with one of the stages emphasized over the other. Source: Internet

A rare few number of taxa have extended diploid lifecycles, but can be common species. Source: Internet

Animals hatnote Hoverflies mating Most sexually reproducing animals spend their lives as diploid organisms, with the haploid stage reduced to single cell gametes. Source: Internet

Apomixis mainly occurs in two forms: In gametophytic apomixis, the embryo arises from an unfertilized egg within a diploid embryo sac that was formed without completing meiosis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

diplohaplontic life cycle diploic diploic vein diploid number diploid spore diploidal