haploid

== English == === Etymology === From haplo- +‎ -oid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæplɔɪd/ === Adjective === haploid (not comparable) (genetics, loosely) 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). Hyponyms: monoploid (1 set), diploid (2 sets) Coordinate terms: euploid; aneuploid, nonaneuploid; (more than 2) polyploid (as follows), triploid (3), tetraploid (4), pentaploid (5), hexaploid (6), heptaploid (7) (genetics, strictly) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all). Synonym: monoploid Hyponyms: gynohaploid, allohaploid, polyhaploid Coordinate terms: euploid; aneuploid, nonaneuploid; diploid (2); (more than 2) polyploid (as follows), triploid (3), tetraploid (4), pentaploid (5), hexaploid (6), heptaploid (7) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === haploid (plural haploids) A cell which is haploid. An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Anagrams === alphoid == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French haploïde. === Adjective === haploid m or n (feminine singular haploidă, masculine plural haploizi, feminine/neuter plural haploide) (genetics) haploid ==== Declension ====