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haploid(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: adjective
- Definition: refers to a cell that has a single set of chromosomes
Compare diploid. - Example:
1. Gametes have half the chromosome number (n, haploid) of the parental cell (2n, diploid) because meiosis separates the chromosomes.
2. Conjugation involves the swapping of haploid nuclei between non-gametic cells e.g. swapping of micronuclei in Paramecium.
