haploid

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	being, organism,
definition	:	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)

domain category	:	genetic science, genetics, genetic science, genetics,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	haploid, haploidic, monoploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes (adj.all)

2. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes (adj.all)

antonym	:	diploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number (adj.all)

antonym	:	polyploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes (adj.all)

derivation	:	haploid,
definition	:	(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes (noun.animal)

3. (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes (noun.animal)

derivation	:	haploid, haploidic, monoploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes (adj.all)

4. of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes (adj.all)

antonym	:	diploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number (adj.all)

antonym	:	polyploid,
definition	:	of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes (adj.all)

derivation	:	haploid,
definition	:	(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes (noun.animal)