diploid
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However, sometimes the number of chromosome sets doubles from one generation to the next: one diploid organism suddenly becomes a tetraploid -- i.e. it has four sets of chromosomes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
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
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
In the case of sexual fertilisation, the simple chromosome sets from the egg and sperm cells come together to create a double -- diploid -- chromosome set.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
Haploids don't reproduce, and the only way the diploid number of chromosomes can be kept is to replace those lost by maturation division of the ovum.
From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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