Diploid

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Containing a double genome (two sets of homologous chromosomes and hence two copies of each gene or genetic locus[1].

References

  1. Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter (2008) Molecular Biology of THE CELL. 5th ed. United States of America, Garland Science.