haploidy

Variant of haploid

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

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