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DIPLOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("diploid" is a kind of...):
being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Derivation:
diploid (of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Example:
diploid somatic cells
Classified under:
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Antonym:
haploid (of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes)
polyploid (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
Derivation:
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)
Context examples:
Chromosome 14 spans about 105 million base pairs and represents between 3 and 3.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 14, NCI Thesaurus)
A chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number.
(Monosomy, NCI Thesaurus)
The MRC-5 cell line is a human diploid lung fibroblast cell line extablished in 1966.
(Autologous NSCLC DNA-Transfected Semi-Allogeneic Fibroblasts MRC-5 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromosome 1 spans about 247 million nucleotide base pairs and represents about 8% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromosome 10 spans about 135 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 10, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromosome 13 spans about 113 million base pairs and represents between 3.5 and 4% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 13, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromosome 11 spans about 134.5 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 11, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromosome 12 spans about 143 million base pairs and represents between 4 and 4.5% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 12, NCI Thesaurus)
The type of cell division a diploid germ cell undergoes to produce gametes (sperm or eggs) that will carry half the normal chromosome number.
(Meiosis, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Chromosome 5 spans about 181 million base pairs and represents almost 6% of the total DNA in normal diploid cells.
(Chromosome 5, NCI Thesaurus)
