Haploid
//ˈhæplɔɪd//
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Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.
It has been shown, however, that triploid forms producing diploid gametes in one sex and haploid ones in the other sex can act as a stepping stone towards tetraploidization (triploid bridge; [ 93 – 95 ]).
In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile.
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