Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a single set of chromosomes; haploid.
- noun A monoploid cell or organism.
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- adjective genetics Having a single set of
chromosomes . - noun An
organism having a single set ofchromosomes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
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Examples
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amphidiploid: same as allotetraploid autopolyploid : polyploids created by chromosome duplication within a species basic chromosome number (monoploid number): the number of different chromosomes that make up a single complete (chromosome) set.
Lynn Margulis: "Definitely a Darwinist" - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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haploid number : number of chromosomes in the gametes (note: wheat is a hexaploid with 42 chromosomes; its haploid number is 21, but its basic chromosome number (monoploid number) is 7)
Lynn Margulis: "Definitely a Darwinist" - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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