HAPLONT

Etymology

Noun

haplont (plural haplonts)

(biology) Any haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately after the fusion of cell nuclei).

Coordinate terms

• diplont

• haplodiplont

Anagrams

• naphtol

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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