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haploid

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhæplɔɪd/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted adhilopStarts with HEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Word origin

From haplo- + -oid.

Used in a sentence

  • Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.
  • It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).
  • In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile.

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