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diploid - The status of having two complete sets of chromosomes, most commonly one set of paternal origin and the other of maternal origin. Somatic tissues of higher plants and animals are ordinarily diploid in chromosome constitution, in contrast with the haploid gametes. [FAO]

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Medical models: Humanized livers  -  Aug 1, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),More surprising still is the notion that these genes are expressed in both haploid and diploid plants — that is, those whose cells have one or two sets of

The holy state of diploidy  -  Aug 12, 2007
On Line opinion,In genetics parlance we say that the “haploid�? sperm and egg cells (with one genome copy each) have fused to form a “diploid�? cell with two genome copies.

Janine Pineo: One beautiful day  -  Jul 28, 2007
Bangor Daily News,A dormant diploid means that the plant dies back to the ground in the winter (the dormant part) and that it contains 22 chromosomes, which means it usually

Viable mice created from two female eggs  -  Aug 20, 2007
Ars Technica,These cells could be fused with a normal oocyte, creating a cell with a normal diploid genome. When those cells were activated to divide, they produced

Stem Cell Fraudster May Have Actually Made Breakthrough  -  Aug 3, 2007
SlashdotThese germline cells merge to create a "zygote" (which is diploid), which eventually becomes an embryo. Parthenogenetic reproduction takes a germline cell,

Full Text  -  Aug 16, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)There may be a protective effect of diploidy, as Torres et al. found that deleterious consequences of an extra chromosome are less severe in diploid cells

Green Roofs That Top a Dark Future  -  Aug 17, 2007
Washington Post,Left, David Erdman's "Diploid Project," at Gallery 4. (By James M. Thresher -- The Washington Post) Get the scoop on local shopping, styles and deals

Local firm details stem cell advance  -  Aug 19, 2007
North County Times,...human subject . . . that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.

The grass is not always greener on the other side  -  Jul 23, 2007
Irish Independent,The diploid will provide the base grass to the sward. Generally seed mixes should not have less than 40pc tetraploid. Higher levels of tetraploid can be

Fillin' up the ole fishin' hole  -  Aug 8, 2007
Herald and News,Another benefit is that they grow faster and fatter than diploid fish, fish that can breed. The assumption is that since they do not spend time worrying

Daylilies: Beautiful and easy to grow  -  Aug 5, 2007
Laconia Citizen,Daylily aficionados like the Timms talk about diploid daylilies (which have single pairs of chromosomes) and tetraploid daylilies (which have twice as many

On Outdoors: Part 2 -- Where are all the stripers?  -  Jul 29, 2007
Orangeburg Times Democrat,He also said it was an unfounded rumor that there are diploid carp in the lake. They have NEVER found any instance of carp breeding.

Vivalis cell lines show MAb production power  -  Jul 25, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,..."The telomerase expression constitutes a key feature because it is responsible for the genetic stability of EBx cells (they are diploid) and the continuous

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