different between diploid vs aneuploid

English

Etymology

diplo- +? -oid

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

1. (cytology) 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.
2. (cytology) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
3. (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

Derived terms

• diploidy

Translations

See also

• haploid
• polyploid
• tetraploid
• triploid

Noun

diploid (plural diploids)

1. A cell which is diploid.
2. An organism with diploid cells.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [diplo?i?t]
• Hyphenation: di?plo?id

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

1. diploid

Declension

Further reading

• “diploid” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From French diploïde

Adjective

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

1. diploid

Declension

English

Etymology

an- +? euploid

Adjective

aneuploid (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.

Translations

Noun

aneuploid (plural aneuploids)

1. A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.

Related terms

• aneuploidization
• aneuploidy

See also

• ploidy

Romanian

Etymology

From French aneuploid.

Adjective

aneuploid m or n (feminine singular aneuploid?, masculine plural aneuploizi, feminine and neuter plural aneuploide)

1. aneuploid

Declension