Relating to or describing an organism that is diplont, spending most of its life with paired chromosomes.
From 'diplont' + '-ic' (adjective suffix). Provides the adjectival form of the noun 'diplont' used in biological classification.
The 'diplontic' life cycle is actually pretty rare in nature—most organisms aren't like humans. This word lets biologists quickly say which strategy an organism uses to manage its chromosomes!
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