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haploid

/ˈhæp.lɔɪd/

haploidnoun

haploids

/ˈhæplɔɪd/

Translations

A haploid cell contains a single set of chromosomes.

Гаплоидная клетка содержит один набор хромосом.

Definitions

A cell or organism having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

In humans, gametes such as sperm and egg cells are haploid, containing 23 chromosomes each.

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sex cell

germ cell

haploidadjective

/ˈhæp.lɔɪd/

Translations

In genetics, a haploid cell has a single set of chromosomes.

В генетике гаплоидная клетка имеет одинарный набор хромосом.

Definitions

Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

In many organisms, the gametes are haploid, containing only one set of chromosomes.

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