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haploid

hap·loid

UK/ˈhæplɔɪd/ US/ˈhæplɔɪd/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

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noun

1.

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

Origin

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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