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 cells are those that have two sets of chromosomes. In diploid organisms, the parents each donate one set of chromosomes that will make up the two sets in the offspring. Most mammals are diploid organisms, which means they have two homologous copies of each chromosome in the cells.