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haploid

haploid

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Adjective

haploid (not comparable)

  1. (cytology) (of a cell) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
    An example of a haploid cell is a gamete.

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haploid (plural haploids)

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

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