Diploid (Adjective)
Meaning
Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Most adult humans are diploid organisms, with 46 chromosomes in every cell of their body.
- Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
- The diploid number of chromosomes in humans is 46, which is twice the haploid number of 23.
- In diploid organisms, each pair of chromosomes consists of one maternal and one paternal chromosome.
- Diploid somatic cells undergo mitosis to produce more diploid cells, while haploid gametes undergo meiosis to produce haploid cells.