parahaploid

P3A1R1A1H4A1P3L1O1I1D2

adjective

Describing a male diploid organism whose parental genes are inactivated by heterochromatization

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Meanings

adjectiveparahaploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing a male diploid organism whose parental genes are inactivated by heterochromatization

Origin

From para- + haploid.

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APA

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

MLA

“parahaploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahaploid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parahaploid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahaploid.

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