Etymology

haplont

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Today it means: Any haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately after the fusion of cell nuclei). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἁπλόος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁπλόος“single, simple”
  2. English todayhaplont

From haplo- + -ont, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἁπλόος all →

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