hap|loid

hap|loid
hap|loid «HAP loyd», adjective, noun. Biology.
–adj.
1. having the gametic number of sets of chromosomes, or half as many as in the somatic cells of the species, such as a germ cell.
2. = monoploid. (Cf.monoploid)
–n.
1. a haploid organism or cell.
2. = monoploid. (Cf.monoploid)
[< Greek haploûs single + English -oid]

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