haploidy

World English Dictionary
haploid (ˈhæplɔɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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haploidy   (hāp'loi'dē)  Pronunciation Key 
The state or condition of being haploid.
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