adjective
- relating to or characterized by a life cycle in which the diploid phase is dominant and the haploid phase is reduced
Usage: biology
Examples
- Most animals have a diplontic life cycle where the adult organism is diploid.
- In diplontic organisms, meiosis produces gametes directly.
- The diplontic pattern is common among vertebrates and many invertebrates.
- Diplontic species spend most of their life cycle in the diploid state.
- Unlike plants, most animals follow a diplontic reproductive strategy.
- The diplontic life cycle contrasts with the alternation of generations seen in plants.