diploid
/ˈdɪp·lɔɪd/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› biology having two sets of chromosomes (= structures containing the chemical patterns controlling what a plant or animal is like), one set from each parent
(Definition of diploid adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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