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
The resulting individual is normal in every respect except that instead of the usual diploid number it has only the single or haploid number of chromosomes.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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