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hap⋅lont

  [hap-lont]
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–noun Biology.
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
Origin:
1915–20; hapl- + -ont < Gk ont-, s. of n being, prp. of eînai to be (cf. onto- )
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hap·lont   (hāp'lŏnt)   
n.  An organism that is haploid throughout its life cycle except as a zygote, when it is diploid, as in many algae and fungi.

[Greek haplous, single, simple; see haploid + -ont.]
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Main Entry: hap·lont
Pronunciation: 'hap-"länt
Function: noun
: an organism with somatic cells having the haploid chromosome number and only thezygote diploid —compare DIPLONT —hap·lon·tic /ha-'plänt-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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