haplontic

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adjective

Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivehaplontic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote
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APA

haplontic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplontic

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Chicago

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