Biol. having the full number of chromosomes normally occurring in the mature germ cell, or half the number in the usual somatic cell
Origin of haploid
from haplo- + -oid a haploid cell or gamete
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haploid
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.
Origin of haploid
From Greek haploos single ; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots. -oidTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- (cytology) Of a cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, such as a gamete.
Origin
haplo- + -oid
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haploid - Medical Definition
adj.
Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, as in a germ cell (such as an egg or sperm) or in the somatic cells of a drone bee.
n.
A haploid organism or cell.
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