"diploid" in the noun sense
1. 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
"diploid" in the adjective sense
1. diploid
of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
"diploid somatic cells"
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