Dictionary
hap•loid
Pronunciation: (hap'loid), [key]—
adj.
1. Also,hap•loi'dic.
2. single; simple.
3. Biol.pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
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n.
Biol.an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
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