Haploid

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  • adjective. Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, as in a germ cell, such as an egg or sperm, or in a moss plant or a drone bee.
  • noun. An organism having haploid cells.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. having half the number of chromosomes normally present in somatic cells; having only one chromosome of each type, and therefore having only one complete set of genes; Contrasted with diploid and polyploid. See also diploid.
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  • adjective. Of a cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, such as a gamete.
  • noun. A cell which is haploid; an organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.
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  • adjective. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
  • noun. (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
    • Word Usage
    "The gametes they produce are haploid, meaning that they contain only one of each chromosome pair."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    diploid  polyploid  
    cross-reference
    diploid  monoploid  polyploid  tetraploid  triploid  
    Form
    haplodic  haploidy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    being  organism  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antigen-presenting  autoreactive  cancer-fighting  carbon copy  granulosa  
    variant
    diploid  
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