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diploid

[dip-loid] / ˈdɪp lɔɪd /




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To study the consequences of these abnormalities, Cimini's team manipulated diploid cancer cells so they would duplicate their chromosomes without completing cell division.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

To investigate, Sweet and Bloomfield compared tumors that developed from ordinary diploid cancer cells with those formed from tetraploid cancer cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

And diploid crops tend to have fewer genes associated with a single trait, which makes breeding them to emphasize that trait much simpler.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

The cranberry is a diploid, which means that each cell contains one set of chromosomes from the maternal parent and one set from the paternal parent.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

So far as we know, all of the species have a constant number within the genus except the hickories where we have tetraploid species and diploid species.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association


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