haplosis

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noun

The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number

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Meanings

nounhaplosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number

Origin

From haplo- + -osis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

holaspisalphosis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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