diplosis
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dip·lo·sis
(dĭ-plō′sĭs)n.
The formation during fertilization of the diploid number of chromosomes by the fusion of the nuclei of two haploid gametes.
[New Latin diplōsis, from Greek, a doubling, from diploun, to double, from diploos, double; see diplo-.]
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diplosis
(dɪˈpləʊsɪs)n
(Biology) biology the doubling of the haploid number of chromosomes that occurs during fusion of gametes to form a diploid zygote
[C20: from Greek diplōsis doubling, from diploun to double, from diploos double]
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