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English
Etymology
From hypo- + haploidy.
Noun
hypohaploidy (usually uncountable, plural hypohaploidies)
- The state of having less than the haploid complement of chromosomes.
2000, Bernardini L, Gianaroli L, Fortini D, Conte N, Magli C, Cavani S, Gaggero G, Tindiglia C, Ragni N, Venturini PL, “Frequency of hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy in ejaculate, epididymal and testicular germ cells of infertile patients”, in Human Reproduction, volume 15, number 10, →DOI, →PMID, pages 2165–2172:In parallel the rate of sperm hyper-, hypohaploidy and diploidy was the highest ever noted.