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noun (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English diploid English amphidiploid From amphi- + diploid.
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