haploid

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

adjective

of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Haploid in a sentence

Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.

In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile.

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