diploidy

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noun

The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes.

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Meanings

noundiploidy (countable and uncountable, plural diploidies)

plural diploidies

  1. uncountablebiologyThe state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes.
  2. countablebiologyAn instance of being diploid.

Origin

From diploid + -y.

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Translations

Catalan diploïdia
  • diploïdiastate of being diploid
French diploïdie
  • diploïdiestate of being diploid
German Diploidie
  • Diploidiestate of being diploid
Hungarian diploidia
  • diploidiastate of being diploid
Romanian diploidie
  • diploidiestate of being diploid
Spanish diploidía
  • diploidíastate of being diploid
Cite this entry
APA

diploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidy

MLA

“diploidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diploidy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploidy.

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