Haplobiontic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Haplobiontic is an adjective meaning (biology) Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.
Meaning
(biology) Of a plant or fungus: having either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle, and thus lacking any alternation of generations.
Example Sentences
The algal ancestors of land plants were probably haplobiontic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include haplodiplobiontic, haplontic, diplohaplontic, haplodiplontic, haplodiploid, haplophyte.
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