Diploid

• Title

  Diploid

• Definition

  Having two sets of chromosomes; e.g., a plant with a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 24 has two sets of 12 each (one from the paternal and the other from the maternal parent).

• Related Terms

  Haploid

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