diploid phase; diploid state; diplophase
Biology term referring to the phase in the life cycle of an organism or cell where the nucleus contains two sets of chromosomes.
In many animals, somatic cells are in the diploid phase.
Diploid cells have two sets of homologous chromosomes.
複 (double) + 相 (phase, aspect). A technical term coined in biology to describe the diploid phase of an organism's life cycle.