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haplont definition

hap·lont (hap′länt′)

noun

an organism in which the nuclei of the somatic cells are haploid

Etymology: hapl(o)- + -ont < Gr ōn (gen. ontos): see onto-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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