haploid
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
| —n | |
| 2. | a haploid cell or organism |
| [C20: from Greek haploeidēs single, from haplous single] | |
| 'haploidy | |
| —n | |
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Haploid
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So is dna polymerase. Does it mean:
| any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors. |
| ring that separates two newborn cells after mitosis |
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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.
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Science Dictionary
| haploid (hāp'loid') Pronunciation Key
Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploid, diploid. See Note at mitosis. |
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Each egg contains what is called a haploid nucleus, composed of half the chromosomes found in somatic or body cell nuclei.
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