noun
- Plural of diplophase; stages or phases in which an organism or cell exhibits diploidy (two sets of chromosomes).
Usage: biology; technical; used in genetics and cell biology contexts
Examples
- The diplophases of the organism's life cycle alternate with haploid stages.
- In many fungi, the diplophases are relatively brief compared to the haplophases.
- Researchers studied the diplophases to understand chromosome behavior during meiosis.
- The diplophases represent periods when the organism carries paired sets of chromosomes.