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See also: diploïd

English

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Etymology

From diplo- +‎ -oid. By surface analysis, di- +‎ -ploid.

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Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
    • 2015 July 4, Heinz-Ulrich Reyer, Christian Arioli-Jakob, Martina Arioli, “Post-zygotic selection against parental genotypes during larval development maintains all-hybrid populations of the frog Pelophylax esculentus”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology‎, volume 15, →DOI:
      It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).
  2. (genetics) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
  3. (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

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Noun

diploid (plural diploids)

  1. A diploid cell.
  2. A diploid organism.
    • 1995, Romuald Kosina, Tetraploids of the Genus Triticum in the Light of Caryopsis Structure:
      The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .

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German

Etymology

From diplo- +‎ -id. Coined in the second half of the 19th century by botanist Eduard Strasburger.

Pronunciation

Adjective

diploid (strong nominative masculine singular diploider, not comparable)

  1. (genetics) diploid
    Eine diploide Zelle ― a diploid cell

Declension

Positive forms of diploid (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist diploid sie ist diploid es ist diploid sie sind diploid
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative diploider diploide diploides diploide
genitive diploiden diploider diploiden diploider
dative diploidem diploider diploidem diploiden
accusative diploiden diploide diploides diploide
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der diploide die diploide das diploide die diploiden
genitive des diploiden der diploiden des diploiden der diploiden
dative dem diploiden der diploiden dem diploiden den diploiden
accusative den diploiden die diploide das diploide die diploiden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein diploider eine diploide ein diploides (keine) diploiden
genitive eines diploiden einer diploiden eines diploiden (keiner) diploiden
dative einem diploiden einer diploiden einem diploiden (keinen) diploiden
accusative einen diploiden eine diploide ein diploides (keine) diploiden

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Further reading

  • “diploid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “diploid” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diploïde.

Adjective

diploid m or n (feminine singular diploidă, masculine plural diploizi, feminine and neuter plural diploide)

  1. (genetics) diploid

Declension

Declension of diploid
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite diploid diploidă diploizi diploide
definite diploidul diploida diploizii diploidele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite diploid diploide diploizi diploide
definite diploidului diploidei diploizilor diploidelor
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