haploid
Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has, namely, half the number…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).
Meaning
2 senses(broadly, not comparable)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).
of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
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).
(broadly, not comparable)Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).
Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.
haploid
гапло́идныйgaplóidnyj
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Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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