Haploid
[hap-loid] /ˈhæp lɔɪd/
adjective, Also, haploidic
1.
single; simple.
2.
Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
noun
3.
Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
/ˈhæplɔɪd/
adjective
1.
(esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
noun
2.
a haploid cell or organism
adj.
1908, from German haploid (1905), from Greek haplos “single.”
haploid hap·loid (hāp’loid’)
adj.
Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell, or half the diploid number of a somatic cell. The haploid number (23 in humans) is the normal chromosome complement of germ cells. n.
A haploid organism or cell.
hap’loi’dy (-loi’dē) n.
haploid
(hāp’loid’)
Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploid, diploid. See Note at mitosis.
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