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diploid
dip·loid [ díp lòyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with two matched chromosome sets: possessing two matched sets of chromosomes in the cell nucleus, one set from each parent. There is a characteristic diploid number of chromosomes for each species.

dip·loid·ic [ di plóydik ] adjective
dip·loi·dy noun
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