haploid

[ hap-loid ]

/ ˈhæp lɔɪd /

adjective Also hap·loi·dic.

single; simple.

Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.

noun

Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.

Origin of haploid

First recorded in 1905–10; hapl- + -oid

Words nearby haploid

haplite, haplo-, haplobiont, haplography, haplogroup, haploid, haploidy, haplology, haplont, haplophase, haplopia

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Example sentences from the Web for haploid

Technically the tissue-cells are said to contain the diploid number of chromosomes, the gametes the reduced or haploid number.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
Haploid (n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in diakinesis, metaphase I, and metaphase II of meiosis.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
The next stage is their separation to the haploid daughter-nuclei, which have resulted from the reduction process.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Each of these divides again by mitosis (the chromosomes splitting lengthwise), the half or haploid number remaining.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for haploid

haploid

/ (ˈhæplɔɪd) biology /

adjective also: haploidic

(esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

noun

a haploid cell or organism

Compare diploid

Derived forms of haploid

haploidy, noun

Word Origin for haploid

C20: from Greek haploeidēs single, from haplous single

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Medical definitions for haploid

haploid

[ hăp′loid′ ]

adj.

Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell, or half the diploid number of a somatic cell. The haploid number (23 in humans) is the normal chromosome complement of germ cells.

n.

A haploid organism or cell.

Other words from haploid

hap′loi′dy (-loi′dē) n.

Scientific definitions for haploid

haploid

[ hăp′loid′ ]

Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploid diploid. See Note at mitosis.

单词	haploid
释义	haploid [ hap-loid ] / ˈhæp lɔɪd / adjective Also hap·loi·dic. single; simple. Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes. noun Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number. Origin of haploid First recorded in 1905–10; hapl- + -oid Words nearby haploid haplite, haplo-, haplobiont, haplography, haplogroup, haploid, haploidy, haplology, haplont, haplophase, haplopia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for haploid Technically the tissue-cells are said to contain the diploid number of chromosomes, the gametes the reduced or haploid number. Being Well-Born\|Michael F. Guyer Haploid (n) chromosome numbers were determined from cells in diakinesis, metaphase I, and metaphase II of meiosis. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca\|William E. Duellman The next stage is their separation to the haploid daughter-nuclei, which have resulted from the reduction process. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Each of these divides again by mitosis (the chromosomes splitting lengthwise), the half or haploid number remaining. Taboo and Genetics\|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard British Dictionary definitions for haploid haploid / (ˈhæplɔɪd) biology / adjective also: haploidic (esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes noun a haploid cell or organism Compare diploid Derived forms of haploid haploidy, noun Word Origin for haploid C20: from Greek haploeidēs single, from haplous single Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for haploid haploid [ hăp′loid′ ] adj. Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell, or half the diploid number of a somatic cell. The haploid number (23 in humans) is the normal chromosome complement of germ cells. n. A haploid organism or cell. Other words from haploid hap′loi′dy (-loi′dē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for haploid haploid [ hăp′loid′ ] Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploid diploid. See Note at mitosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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