Plural of haploid; organisms or cells containing a single set of chromosomes, typically found in sperm and egg cells.
Plural of haploid (haplos + -oid + -s). Standard English pluralization of the scientific term for single-chromosome-set organisms.
Sperm and egg cells are haploids, which is why when they fuse during fertilization, the resulting embryo gets chromosomes from both parents—nature's elegant solution to mixing genetic material!
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