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Haploidy

Definition

noun

The state of having the same number of sets of chromosomes as in a germ cell.


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Related forms: haploid (noun, adjective), haploidic (adjective).
Related phrases: segmental haploidy.
Compare: monoploidy, dihaploidy, polyploidy.
See also: ploidy, homologous chromosomes.


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