haploid
/ˈhæplɔɪd/
haploid adjective: 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).
Adjective
haploid (not comparable)
- 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).
- Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).
- Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.
- It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).2015 July 4, Heinz-Ulrich Reyer, Christian Arioli-Jakob, Martina Arioli, “Post-zygotic selection against parental genotypes during larval development maintains all-hybrid populations of the frog...
- Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).
Noun
haploid (plural haploids)
- A cell which is haploid.
- In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile.2015 November 19, “Gonadal Transcriptome Analysis in Sterile Double Haploid Japanese Flounder”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.
haploid meaning in Tamil
haploid in Tamil
- தவையில் பாதி எண்ணிக்கை, ஒருதொகுதி, ஒருமடியம், ஒற்றைமய மரபுத்திரி எண்ணிக்கை, ஒரு தொகுதி, ஒற்றைக்குரோமோசோம் எண்ணிக்கை
Synonyms of haploid
Forms of haploid
| plural | haploids |
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Origin of haploid
From haplo- + -oid, Ancient Greek roots meaning, together, literally “simplex” or “onefoldlike”, from ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos, “single, simple”, literally “onefold”) and -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).
Words formed from haploid
Questions about haploid
- What does haploid mean?
- Haploid means 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).
- What is haploid in Tamil?
- Haploid in Tamil is தவையில் பாதி எண்ணிக்கை, ஒருதொகுதி, ஒருமடியம். See Haploid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is haploid?
- Haploid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce haploid?
- Haploid is pronounced /ˈhæplɔɪd/.
Words near haploid in the dictionary
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