haploid /ˈhæplɔɪd/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism). •Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes. noun2 •A cell which is haploid.In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile. — 2015 •An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells. formshaploids
