English Explanatory Dictionary

haploid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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).
  2. Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).
noun
  1. A cell which is haploid.
  2. An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæplɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-haploid.wav

Word forms

haploid haploids

Etymology

From haplo- + -oid.

Synonyms

monoploid

Related words

haplotype

Derived words

allohaploid amphihaploid dihaploid euhaploid gynohaploid haploidic haploidisation haploidization haploidize haploidy hyperhaploid hypohaploid monohaploid nonhaploid parahaploid polyhaploid pseudohaploid

Translations

Catalan: haploide Finnish: haploidi Greek: απλοειδές Northern Kurdish: xaneya haploîdî Polish: haploid Russian: гапло́ид Spanish: haploide Swedish: haploid Ukrainian: гаплоїд
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