Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

haploid

 - 4 dictionary results

hap⋅loid

  [hap-loid]
Use haploid in a Sentence
–adjective Also, hap⋅loi⋅dic.
1. single; simple.
2. Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
–noun
3. Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
Origin:
1905–10; hapl- + -oid
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To haploid
hap·loid   (hāp'loid')   
adj.  

  1. Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell or half as many as a somatic cell.

  2. Having a single set of chromosomes.

n.  An organism having haploid cells.

[From Greek haplous, single; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + -oid.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hap·loid
Pronunciation: 'hap-"loid
Function: adjective
: having the gametic number of chromosomes or half the number characteristic ofsomatic cells : MONOPLOID —haploid noun —hap·loi·dy /-"loid-E/ noun plural -dies
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

haploid hap·loid (hāp'loid')
adj.
Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell, or half the diploid number of a somatic cell. The haploid number (23 in humans) is the normal chromosome complement of germ cells. n.
A haploid organism or cell.

hap'loi'dy (-loi'dē) n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see haploid on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way