Certification. If a sonographer has obtained education through a college or university, the sonographer must pass an exam in order to get their certification. Some states require that ultrasound technicians be licensed, which requires them to hold current certification.
diploid â(not comparable) (cytology) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
diploid - of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; diploid somatic cells genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms