Meaning & use
haploid
Having a single complete set of chromosomes, as in a reproductive cell.
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Human sperm and egg cells are haploid, each carrying half the usual genetic material.
The haploid cells combine during fertilization to form a new diploid organism.
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Contrasts with 'diploid,' which describes cells with two complete sets of chromosomes.
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