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diploid
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diploid
Biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present

diploid [′di‚plȯid]
(crystallography)
A crystal form in the isometric system having 24 similar quadrilateral faces arranged in pairs.
(genetics)
Having two complete chromosome pairs in a nucleus (2N).


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Multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of aneuploidy and diploidy frequencies in 225,846 sperm from 10 normal men.
Many people consider diploidy to be the pinnacle of evolution," Otto says.
Multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of aneuploidy and diploidy frequencies in 225,846 sperm from 10 normal men.
 
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