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Meaning of haplodiploidy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

uncountable

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

haplodiplontic haplodont haplodonty haplogenotype haplogenotypes haplogenotypic