noun
- the stage in the life cycle of an organism during which cells are diploid (containing two sets of chromosomes).
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- In many plants, the diplophase is the dominant stage of the life cycle.
- During the diplophase, cells contain paired chromosomes from both parents.
- The alternation between haplophase and diplophase is characteristic of many algae and plants.
- Meiosis marks the transition from the diplophase to the haplophase in sexual reproduction.