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Best Answer: Diploid just means that the cell contains two sets of DNA (di means two). Most cells in the body are diploid. The diploid number of chromosomes in a human somatic (body) cell is 46. Haploid means that the cell contains one set of DNA, half of a diploid cell. The haploid number of chromosomes in a human body cell is 23. A human haploid body cell denotes a sex cell (i.e. sperm, egg). This doesn't mean that the haploid cell doesn't have all the chromosomes- they do; it's just that a full set of DNA is 23 chromosomes; we get 2 sets total, one from mom and one from dad.
A diploid cell has two of each chromosome, one from each parent. This is in contrast to a haploid cell, which only has one copy of every chromosome. Diploid cells comprise the majority of your body, while examples of haploid cells are eggs and sperm.