What is another word for diploidy?
Pronunciation: [dˈɪplɔ͡ɪdi] (IPA) 
Diploidy refers to a state where an organism or cell contains two sets of chromosomes. There are various synonyms for the word diploidy including diploidness, diploid state, diplochromosome, diplosome, diplocaryon, and diplochron. Diploidness and diploid state both refer to the specific condition where an organism or cell has two sets of chromosomes as opposed to just one set or three sets. Diplosome and diplocaryon are more specific terms, often used in reference to specific structures within cells that contain two sets of chromosomes. Diplochromosome and diplochron both refer specifically to the chromosomes themselves, highlighting their doubled number in diploid organisms and cells.
