diploid A cell with 2 chromosome sets, or an individual with 2 chromosome sets in each cell (excluding the sex chromosomes which may or may not be represented twice, according to the sex of the individual). A diploid state is written as 2n to distinguish it from the haploid state of n. The zygotes of many green algae and fungi are diploid, as are the sporophytes of other algae, mosses, liverworts, and vascular plants.

dip·loid / ˈdipˌloid/ Genetics • adj. (of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. Compare with haploid. ∎  (of an organism or part) composed of diploid cells.• n. a diploid cell, organism, or species.DERIVATIVES: dip·loi·dy / -ˌloidē/ n.

diploid Cell that has its chromosomes in pairs. Diploids are found in almost all animal cells, except gametes which are haploid (a single set of chromosomes). Cells of flowering plants and gymnosperms are also diploid. Algae and lower plants, such as ferns, have two generations (alternation of generations) in their life cycle, one diploid, the other haploid. In diploids, the chromosomes of each pair carry the same genes.

diploid Applied to a cell that has two chromosome sets, or an individual with two chromosome sets in each cell (excluding the sex chromosomes which may or may not be represented twice, according to the sex of the individual). A diploid state is written as 2n to distinguish it from the haploid state of n. Almost all animal cells (except gametes) are diploid.

diploid Applied to a cell with two chromosome sets, or an individual with two chromosome sets in each cell (excluding the sex chromosomes, which may or may not be represented twice, according to the sex of the individual). A diploid state is written as 2n to distinguish it from the haploid state of n. Almost all animal cells (except gametes) are diploid.