adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by haploidy; having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- Haploidic organisms contain only one copy of each chromosome.
- The haploidic phase of the moss life cycle produces spores.
- Yeast cells can exist in a haploidic state with a single set of chromosomes.
- Haploidic gametes fuse during fertilization to form diploid zygotes.
- The researcher studied haploidic mutants to understand gene function.