haplodiploidy

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noun

A sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid.

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Meanings

nounhaplodiploidy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid.
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