HAPLOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haploid mean? 

• HAPLOID (noun)
  The noun HAPLOID has 1 sense:

1. (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

  Familiarity information: HAPLOID used as a noun is very rare.

• HAPLOID (adjective)
  The adjective HAPLOID has 1 sense:

1. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

  Familiarity information: HAPLOID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAPLOID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("haploid" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Derivation:

haploid (of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes)

• HAPLOID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Synonyms:

haploid; haploidic; monoploid

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Antonym:

diploid (of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number)

polyploid (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)

Derivation:

haploid ((genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes)

 Context examples 

A chromosomal abnormality in that is characterized by an addition of chromosomes that results in a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.

(Hyperploidy, NCI Thesaurus)

The haploid set contains 50,000 to 100,000 genes and about 3 billion base pairs.

(Human Genome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The hybridization signal of a specific sequence is compared to that of a reference sequence, usually one known to be present once per haploid genome.

(Gene Amplification or Deletion Detection, NCI Thesaurus)

The occurrence of one or more extra or missing chromosomes leading to an unbalanced chromosome complement, or any chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (which is 46).

(Aneuploidy, NCI Dictionary)

Derived from the fertilization of an anuclear ovum by one or sometimes two haploid sperm.

(Complete Hydatidiform Mole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Haploid offspring from individual females of the AB line were screened for healthy, good looking embryos.

(AB Zebrafish, NCI Thesaurus)

The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a human, either haploid (the set derived from one parent) or diploid (the double set, derived from both parents).

(Human Genome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)