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haplodiploidy

noun
hap·​lo·​diploidy | \ "+\

Definition of haplodiploidy

: sex differentiation in which haploid males are produced from unfertilized eggs and diploid females from fertilized eggs (as in certain insects)

History and Etymology for haplodiploidy

hapl- + diploidy

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