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haploid definition

hap·loid (hap′lo̵id′)

adjective

Biol. having the full number of chromosomes normally occurring in the mature germ cell, or half the number in the usual somatic cell

Etymology: < haplo- + -oid

noun

a haploid cell or gamete

Related Forms:

  • haploidy hap′·loi′dy (-lo̵i′dē) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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