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monoploid

[mon-uh-ploid]Biology
adjective
  1. having the basic or haploid number of chromosomes.
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noun
  1. a monoploid cell or organism.
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Origin of monoploid

First recorded in 1925–30; mono- + -ploid
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British Dictionary definitions for monoploid

monoploid

adjective, noun
  1. a less common word for haploid
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monoploid in Medicine

monoploid

(mŏn′ə-ploid′)
adj.
  1. Having a single set of chromosomes; haploid.
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