adjective
- describing a life cycle in which the dominant phase is haploid and the diploid phase is brief
Usage: biology
Examples
- Many fungi exhibit a haplontic life cycle.
- In haplontic organisms, meiosis occurs immediately after fertilization.
- The haplontic pattern is common among certain algae species.
- Students studied the difference between haplontic and diplontic reproduction.
- Haplontic life cycles are characterized by prolonged haploid phases.
- The researcher identified several haplontic species in the sample.