haplodiploid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
haplodiploid /ˌhaplə(ʊ)ˈdɪplɔɪd/
adjective Biology denoting or possessing a genetic system in which females develop from fertilized (diploid) eggs and males from unfertilized (haploid) ones.
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