Monoploid (haploid)

Monoploid (haploid)

A plant or organism having only one set of chromosomes.

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monoploid (haploid)

Agriculture; Rice science

A plant or organism having only one set of chromosomes.

haploid

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A haploid cell contains a nucleus with a single complete set of chromosomes. The haploid condition is often abbreviated as n. Most fungi, protists, and algae are haploid, as are ...

haploid

Archaeology; Evolution

The condition of having only one set of genes or chromosomes. In normally diploid organisms such as humans, only the gametes are haploid.

haploid

Biology; Cell biology

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haploid

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

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haploid

Plants; Botany

Having a single set of chromosomes in the nucleus (i.e. Having each gene locus represented only once).

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The total area from which a single river collects surface water runoff; the catchment or drainage area of a river system.

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waterlogging

Agriculture; Rice science

Impeded drainage; or soil saturated with water but not necessarily with standing water.

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