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monoploid

American

[mon-uh-ploid] / ˈmɒn əˌplɔɪd /

adjective

having the basic or haploid number of chromosomes.

noun

a monoploid cell or organism.

monoploid British

/ ˈmɒnəˌplɔɪd /

adjective

a less common word for haploid

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Etymology

Origin of monoploid

First recorded in 1925–30; mono- + -ploid

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