haploid
- adjective
- /ˈhæplɔɪd/
- Specialized
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haploide
- So you go from a haploid stage to a diploid stage.
- haploid female
- haploid, diploid
- male = haploid
Examples
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The single-celled haploid spores, which have an average diameter of approximately 120 µm, are quite large in comparison to those of most ferns and are easy to observe and handle.
Academic text (1998) -
In flowering plants, the haploid stage produces gametes, which are essential for reproduction.
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Instead of making sperm and egg cells, this plant makes haploid spores.
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Here's yeast growing in a test tube, and this is now haploid yeast.
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The researcher observed that during meiosis, the cells underwent a haploid division to form gametes.
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When studying genetics, it is important to understand how haploid cells differ from their diploid counterparts.
Synonyms
A cell that has one set of chromosomes, like a sperm or egg
A cell or organism with a single set of chromosomes instead of the usual two
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
haploid = haplo + id
The combining form 'haplo-' is not a standalone English word and is mainly used in scientific/technical vocabulary, so typical learners cannot derive the meaning from everyday words.
Etymology
Haploid comes from the Greek root hapl- meaning 'single' and the ending -oid meaning 'like' or 'form', so a haploid cell or organism has a 'single' set of chromosomes, as in sperm and egg cells.
