haplodiploidy

Noun

Meaning

haplodiploidy (uncountable)

(biology) A sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid.

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Close letter words and terms

haplodepletion haplodiplobiontic haplodiploid haplodiplontic haplodiplontic life cycle haplodont