haploid

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhaplɔɪd/
Genetics

adjective

  • (of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. Compare with diploid
  • (of an organism or part) composed of haploid cells: in mosses, the conspicuous leafy structures are haploid

noun

  • a haploid organism or cell.

Derivatives

haploidy

noun

Origin:

early 20th century: from Greek haploos 'single' + -oid