monoploid
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1mono·ploid

adjective \ˈmä-nə-ˌplid\

Definition of MONOPLOID

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: having or being the basic haploid number of chromosomes in a polyploid series of organisms

First Known Use of MONOPLOID

1928

2monoploid

noun

Definition of MONOPLOID

: a monoploid individual or organism

Origin of MONOPLOID

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1944

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