Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

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Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D. defines Diploid

Diploid

DIP loid

Diploid is a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent. In humans, cells other than human sex cells, are diploid and have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Human sex cells (egg and sperm cells) contain a single set of chromosomes and are known as haploid.

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