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diplohaplontic

Syllabification: (dip·lo·hap·lon·tic)
Definition of diplohaplontic

adjective

Genetics
  • (of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which full-grown haploid and diploid forms alternate. Compare with diplontic and haplontic.

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