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
Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair is derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid
A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes one chromosome from each parental set Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes Compare haploid
{i} (Biology) cell containing a double set of chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs within its nucleus (most cells in the body are diploids except gametes)
A species is diploid if its genetic chromosomes are paired (In general, each cell has multiple pairs of chromosomes) A species is haploid if its chromosomes are not paired In diploid species, the chromosome pairs separate during sexual reproduction When they come together again in the child, one chromosome in each pair comes from the mother and the other from the father
Having twice the chromosome number normally found in a gamete Normal rats are diploid, having a chromosome set from the maternal gamete (the egg) and a chromosome set from the paternal gamete (the sperm) See also Haploid
A full set of genetic material consisting of paired chromosomes, one from each parental set Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes See also: haploid
of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells"
having two sets of genes and two sets of chromosomes - one from the female parent, one from the male parent - having a pair of homologous chromosomes with the exception of the sex chromosome, the total number of chromosomes being twice that of a gamete [CUB]
A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomesone chromosome from each parental set Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes Compare haploid