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provide a 1 sentence definition of diploid, 2 simple examples, and 1 sentence using it

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Definition: Diploid means having two complete sets of chromosomes in each cell, one set from each parent (denoted 2n).

Examples:
- Human somatic cells are diploid, with 46 chromosomes (2n = 46).
- Many plant body cells (e.g., oak leaf cells) are diploid, carrying two sets of chromosomes.

Sentence using it: Because humans are diploid, they inherit one chromosome set from their mother and one from their father.