haploidisation
The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cellThe process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.
Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis.
Origin
From haploid + -isation.From haploid + -isation.
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Forms
plural: haploidisationsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable