Biology GCSE
Diploid number
What Diploid number means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Diploid number
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The normal number of chromosomes for the species, restored when two haploid gametes fuse.
Topics that use Diploid number
- Meiosis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell differentiation
- DNA replication before division
- Fertilisation
- Inheritance
- Mitosis and growth
- Two-stage nuclear division
- Embryo development
- Haploid gamete formation
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