HAPLOID


Meaning of HAPLOID in English

/ ˈhæplɔɪd; NAmE / adjective

( biology ) ( of a cell ) containing the set of chromosomes from one parent only

—compare diploid

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Greek haploos single + -oid .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.