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adj
Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Qualifier: strictly
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: monoploid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cell which is haploid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: haploidic, monoploid
Antonyms: diploid, polyploid
noun
(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organism, being
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English haploid From haplo- + -oid, Ancient Greek roots meaning, together, literally “simplex” or “onefoldlike”, from ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos, “single, simple”, literally “onefold”) and -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
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