haplobiontic

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adjective

Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.

“The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic.”

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adjectivehaplobiontic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.

    The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic.

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haplobiontic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplobiontic

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“haplobiontic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplobiontic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haplobiontic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplobiontic.

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