diploid

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The DNR says it’s the first documented capture of a grass carp from the lake that was diploid, or able to produce offspring.

From Washington Times

However, pumpkin is considered a diploid today, which means it only has two copies of each chromosome.

From Salon

“MMR vaccine - one component of this vaccine is called WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblast. This is contracted from a female fetus that has been aborted,” he wrote.

From Fox News

The newly created plants only have a female set of chromosomes—making them haploid instead of the traditional diploid.

From Science Magazine

Such diploid inbred plants are at the heart of Solynta's strategy to revolutionize potato breeding.

From Science Magazine