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Diploid vs Polysomatic - What's the difference?

diploid | polysomatic |

As adjectives the difference between diploid and polysomatic

is that diploid is diploid (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome) while polysomatic is (geology) having grains or layers of multiple minerals.

diploid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (cytology) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
  • (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

    • Derived terms

    * diploidy

    See also

    * haploid * polyploid * tetraploid * triploid

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cell which is diploid.
  • An organism with diploid cells.

    • polysomatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Having grains or layers of multiple minerals
  • (genetics) Having both polyploid and diploid cells in the same tissue