haplodeficient

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adjective

Describing a gene that is mutant or absent in one diploid copy.

OriginEnglish deficient ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə- →
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Meanings

adjectivehaplodeficient (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing a gene that is mutant or absent in one diploid copy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̔- (hă-)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)
  6. Englishhaplo-
  7. Englishdeficient
  8. Englishhaplodeficient

From haplo- + deficient.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with haplodeficient

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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