Definition of "haplo-" in English

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1. (genetics) Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

   • haplodepletion
   • haplodiploid
   • haplosis

2. Un-duplicating: where there was two identical copies, deleting the redundant copy. Analogy to haploid in genetics.

   • haplography
   • haplology
   • haplosegment

3. Simple.

   • haploceratid
   • haplodont
   • haplostele

4. Single.

   • haploscope
   • haploid
   • haplometrosis

5. (soil science) Haplic: soil that is typical of its kind.

   • haploperox
   • haploxeralf
   • haploxeroll