Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D. defines Diploid
Diploid
DIP loid
Diploid is a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent. In humans, cells other than human sex cells, are diploid and have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Human sex cells (egg and sperm cells) contain a single set of chromosomes and are known as haploid.
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