different between triploid vs diploid

English

Etymology

tri- +? -ploid

Adjective

triploid (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Having three sets of chromosomes.

Translations

Noun

triploid (plural triploids)

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

See also

• haploid
• diploid
• polyploid

Romanian

Etymology

From French triploid.

Adjective

triploid m or n (feminine singular triploid?, masculine plural triploizi, feminine and neuter plural triploide)

1. triploid

Declension

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