Haploid — Science definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- Having one chromosome from each pair: one complete set, not merely half the number. (Life Science & Scientific Inquiry)
- Having one single set of chromosomes (23 in humans). (Life Science: Biology)
Where it is taught
- Meiosis, Gametes & Genetic Variation — Genes, Cell Division & Heredity, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
- Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction — Cell Division, Reproduction & Development, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10
In use
A body cell with chromosomes in pairs is diploid; a gamete with one chromosome from each pair is haploid.
Meiosis, Gametes & Genetic Variation
A standard meiosis model produces four haploid nuclear products after two divisions.
Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction
Taught alongside
- meiosis
- gamete
- diploid
- recombination
- homologous chromosomes
- crossing over
- fertilization
- ploidy
- nondisjunction