haploid
Americanadjective
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single; simple.
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Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
noun
adjective
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Origin of haploid
First recorded in 1905–10; hapl- ( def. ) + -oid
Vocabulary lists containing haploid
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Haploid cells, containing a single copy of each homologous chromosome, are found only within an organism’’s reproductive structures, such as the ovaries and testes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Haploid cells can be either gametes or spores.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Haploid cells that are necessary for sexual reproduction are produced by a type of cell division called meiosis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Haploid dominant life cycles have a multicellular haploid stage, as in fungi.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Haploid yeast reproduce asexually, but they can also mate through sexual reproduction to form diploid yeast, which contain two copies of each chromosome.
From Nature • Jul. 31, 2018
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