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Meaning of "diploid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPLOID

diploid  [ˈdɪplɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPLOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diploid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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WHAT DOES DIPLOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ploidy

Ploidy is the number of sets of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. Normally a gamete carries a full set of chromosomes that includes a single copy of each chromosome, as aneuploidy generally leads to severe genetic disease in the offspring. The haploid number is the number of chromosomes in a gamete. Two gametes form a diploid zygote with twice this number i.e. two copies of autosomal chromosomes. However, the sex chromosomes of diploid cells, which are subject to sex linkage, may be considered as haploid chromosomes, since haploid is also the term used to define a set of chromosomes with only one copy in the cell. For humans, a diploid species, x = n = 23. A typical human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes: 2 complete haploid sets, which make up 23 homologous chromosome pairs. Because chromosome number is generally reduced only by the specialized process of meiosis, the somatic cells of the body inherit and maintain the chromosome number of the zygote. However, in many situations somatic cells double their copy number by means of endoreduplication as an aspect of cellular differentiation.

Definition of diploid in the English dictionary

The first definition of diploid in the dictionary is having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present. Other definition of diploid is double or twofold. Diploid is also a diploid cell or organism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPLOID


allopolyploid
ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
allotetraploid
ˌæləʊˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd
amphidiploid
ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔɪd
amphiploid
ˈæmfɪˌplɔɪd
aneuploid
ˈænjʊˌplɔɪd
autopolyploid
ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
euploid
ˈjuːplɔɪd
haploid
ˈhæplɔɪd
heteroploid
ˈhɛtərəʊˌplɔɪd
hexaploid
ˈhɛksəˌplɔɪd
hyperploid
ˈhaɪpəˌplɔɪd
hypodiploid
ˌhaɪpəʊˈdɪplɔɪd
monoploid
ˈmɒnəˌplɔɪd
octaploid
ˈɒktəˌplɔɪd
pentaploid
ˈpɛntəplɔɪd
polyploid
ˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
tetraploid
ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd
triploid
ˈtrɪplɔɪd
underemployed
ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIPLOID

diplocardiac
Diplock court
diplococcal
diplococci
diplococcic
diplococcus
diplodocus
diplogen
diplogenesis
diploic
diploidic
diploidy
diploma
diploma mill
diplomacies
diplomacy
diplomat
diplomate
diplomatese
diplomatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPLOID

alkaloid
amygdaloid
amyloid
celluloid
colloid
crystalloid
cycloid
endopolyploid
haloid
hydrocolloid
hyperboloid
keloid
loid
metalloid
mongoloid
myeloid
paraboloid
styloid
tabloid
tuberculoid

Synonyms and antonyms of diploid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diploid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPLOID

Find out the translation of diploid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diploid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diploid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二倍体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diploide
570 millions of speakers

English

diploid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्विगुणित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضاعفا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диплоидными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diplóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিপ্লয়েড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diploïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diploid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diploiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2倍体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이배체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diploid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưỡng bội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரு தொகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजनयिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diployid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diploide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diploidalnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

диплоїдними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diploid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλοειδή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diploïed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diploida
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diploid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diploid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPLOID»

The term «diploid» is regularly used and occupies the 62.870 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPLOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diploid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPLOID»

Discover the use of diploid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diploid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transformation of Human Diploid Fibroblasts: Molecular and ...
This volume is especially useful to advanced students in genetic toxicology, molecular biologists, and all who are interested in the molecular and macromolecular changes in human cells leading to neoplasia.
George E. Milo, Bruce C. Casto, 1990
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An Illustrated Summary of Genetic Traits in Tetraploid and ...
Flower Color Results of studies of the inheritance of flower color in diploid alfalfa have been published by Buker and Davis (11), Cooper (18), Cooper and Elliott ( 19, 20), and Twamley (53). The information from these studies, as well as ...
Donald Kay Barnes, C. H. Hanson, 1967
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Diploid Genome Reconstruction from Shotgun Sequencing
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Jong Hyun Kim, 2006
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Distribution, Identification, and Population Diversity of ...
Armillariella 137-1 (NABS VII) mellea Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Tester turning diploid by itself Tester turning diploid by itself Tester turning ...
Margaret Lee Ellis, 2007
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Comparative Karyology of Primates
Macaca arctoides: diploid number, 251, 253; karyotype, 251, 253 Macaca assamensis: diploid number, 251, 258; karyotype, 251, 258 Macaca cyclopsis: diploid number, 251 Macaca fascicularis: diploid number, 251, 258; karyotype, 251, 258 ...
Bruno Chiarelli, Ann L. Koen, Giuseppe Ardito, 1979
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The Gist of Genetics: Guide to Learning and Review
Even though organisms are referred to as haploid or diploid, all sexual organisms go through both haploid and diploid phases. In a sexual life cycle two events, fertilization and meiosis, alternate with one another. In fertilization, two haploid ...
Rowland H. Davis, Stephen G. Weller, 1997
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Phosphorylation of Heterogeneous Ribonucleoprotein A1 in ...
In this study we have examined the phosphorylation status of hnRNP A1 in young and senescent fibroblasts and have found that in senescent fibroblasts the phosphorylation of hnRNP A1 increases relative to its total albeit diminished protein ...
Ileana Rios, 2005
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University of California Publications in Botany
tips. In the root tips from 27157P220, the diploid areas were small, only a few diploid cells occurring in the region of the growing point in the dermatogen and periblem. These cells could be distinguished with certainty from the adjoining haploid ...
9
Molecular Cell Biology
Transformed diploid yeast cells in which one of the two copies of the target endogenous gene has been replaced by the disruption construct are identified by their resistance to G-418 or other selectable phenotype. These heterozygous diploid ...
Harvey Lodish, 2008
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REGULATION OF SENESCENCE IN HUMAN DIPLOID FIBROBLASTS: ...
The work presented here tests two of the possible mechanisms by which replicative senescence may occur: (1) growth inhibition by serum factors, especially in serum from older animals, or (2) changes in gene expression, especially increased ...
CHERYL LYNN WISTROM, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPLOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diploid is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Measles Death, Vaccines, and the Media's Failure to Inform …
The rubella portion of the vaccine is propagated in “human diploid lung fibroblasts”; specifically, WI-38 (ATCC® CCL-75TM), which ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
Does a fish hold the key to regenerating the heart after a heart attack …
When activated, this gene appears to lower the number of cells called mononuclear diploid cardiomyocytes, which form new cardiac muscle ... «USC News, Jul 15»
3
Summer magic - Martha's Vineyard Times
Newer cultivars, many of which are diploid or tetraploid with heavily budded scapes, have shorter, stouter stems held closer to the mounds of ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
4
article - Nature
Fertilized eggs, homozygous at csd, develop into diploid males that have zero fitness, as they are consumed by worker bees at early embryonic ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Microspore culture reveals complex meiotic behaviour in a …
This involves introgressing novel genetic variation and useful alleles from the diploid species, which include many wild species, countering ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
6
Genome evolution: From big to immense : Nature Plants
Laura Kelly and colleagues sought the other extreme, and partially sequenced the 45-Gb genome of two diploid species of the lily relative ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Genetic screening reveals a link between Wnt signaling and …
The DNA fragments are then introduced into living cells so that a random assortment of genes are triploid rather than diploid. (For the sex ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
'Virgin Births' Won't Save The Smalltooth Sawfish From Extinction
Vertebrate cells need two full sets of chromosomes inside the nucleus if they're going to work — they need to be diploid. But the process of ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
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Developed from wildflowers, the Gloriosa daisy is a garden stalwart
Of these, most are unchanged, but a tiny percentage undergo dramatic alteration, changing from diploid (having two sets of chromosomes) to ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
10
A Measles Death, Vaccines, and the Media's Failure to Inform
The rubella portion of the vaccine is propagated in “human diploid lung fibroblasts”; specifically, WI-38 (ATCC® CCL-75TM), which ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»

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