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Triploid vs Digyny - What's the difference?

triploid | digyny |

As nouns the difference between triploid and digyny

is that triploid is a cell which is triploid while digyny is the fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote.

As an adjective triploid

is having three sets of chromosomes.

triploid

English

Adjective

  • (genetics) Having three sets of chromosomes.

    • Noun

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

    • See also

    * haploid * diploid

    digyny

    English

    (wikipedia digyny)

    Alternative forms

    * digynia

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote.

    • Related terms

    * digynous