haploid

hap·loid  (hploid)

adj.

1. Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell or half as many as a somatic cell.

2. Having a single set of chromosomes.

n.

An organism having haploid cells.

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[From Greek haplous, single; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + -oid.]

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haploid

Adjective

Biol denoting a cell or organism with unpaired chromosomes [Greek haplous single]

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haploid  (hploid)

Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploiddiploid See Note at mitosis.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	haploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Adj.	1.	haploid - of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes haploidic, monoploid genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms diploid - of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells" polyploid - of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"