diploid

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In diploid organisms, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

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

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

On the full development of the diploid embryo of the next generation, the diploid ovule of the preceding diploid generation is separated from the latter as a ripe seed.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)