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diploid

nounadjective /dɪplɔɪd/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

adjective

of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

“diploid somatic cells”

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