diploid
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However, sometimes the number of chromosome sets doubles from one generation to the next: one diploid organism suddenly becomes a tetraploid -- i.e. it has four sets of chromosomes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Of the bees sampled, 15% showed evidence of inbreeding, through the presence of what are called diploid males.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
The cranberry is a diploid, which means that each cell contains one set of chromosomes from the maternal parent and one set from the paternal parent.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
And diploid crops tend to have fewer genes associated with a single trait, which makes breeding them to emphasize that trait much simpler.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023
On the full development of the diploid embryo of the next generation, the diploid ovule of the preceding diploid generation is separated from the latter as a ripe seed.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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