Definition
A organism or cell that is haploid, containing a single set of chromosomes.
Etymology
From Greek haplos meaning 'single' or 'simple,' combined with the -ite suffix (used in biology for types of organisms or cellular structures). Emerged in 20th-century genetics terminology.
Kelly Says
The Greek root 'haplos' is incredibly productive in modern science—it shows up in 'haplotype,' 'haploinsufficiency,' and dozens of genetic terms—yet almost nobody outside biology knows what 'haplo-' means, even though it's fundamental to understanding inheritance!
Translations
ARالعربية
حبيليت
ḥablayit
BNবাংলা
হ্যাপ্লোইট
ha-plo-it
CACatalà
haploid
ha-plo-id
CSČeština
haploid
hap-loid
DADansk
haploid
hap-loi-d
DEDeutsch
Haplolith
hap-lo-liːt
ELΕλληνικά
单πλοειδής
mon-ploi-deis
ESEspañol
haploita
a-plai-ta
FAفارسی
هپلائیتی
he-plai-ti
FISuomi
haploid
hap-loi-di
FRFrançais
haploïte
a-ploi-t
HEעברית
הפלואיד
ha-plo-id
HIहिन्दी
हाप्लिट
ha-pli-t
HUMagyar
haploid
hap-loid
IDBahasa Indonesia
haploit
ha-ploit
ITItaliano
haploita
a-plo-i-ta
KMKM
ហាប្លូអាយត
ha-plu-ai-t
KO한국어
하플라이트
hapleu-ri-teu
MSBahasa Melayu
haploit
ha-ploit
MYမြန်မာ
ဟပ်လိုက်
ha-ploi-k
NLNederlands
haploïde
ha-plo-id
NONorsk
haploid
hap-loi-d
PLPolski
haploida
hap-loi-da
PTPortuguês
haploita
a-plo-i-ta
RORomână
haploid
hap-loi-d
RUРусский
хаплоит
haploit
SVSvenska
haploid
hap-loi-d
SWKiswahili
haploit
ha-ploit
TAதமிழ்
ஹேப்ளோயிட்
haep-loy-it
TEతెలుగు
హాప్లైట్
ha-plai-t
TRTürkçe
haploit
hap-loit
UKУкраїнська
гаплоїд
hap-loi-d
VITiếng Việt
haploit
ha-ployt