haploid

Etymology

haplo- + -oid

adj

  1. (genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
    Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.

noun

  1. A cell which is haploid.
  2. An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.

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