different between diploid vs zygote

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

From Ancient Greek ??????? (zug?tós, “yoked”), past participle of ????? (zugó?, “to yoke”), from ????? (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). Cognate with yoke and jugular.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?za????t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?za??o?t/

Noun

zygote (plural zygotes)

1. A fertilized egg cell.

   Hyponyms: homozygote, heterozygote

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• zygote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi.??t/

Noun

zygote m (plural zygotes)

1. zygote

Derived terms

• zygotique

Further reading

• “zygote” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).