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Monoploid vs Digyny - What's the difference?

monoploid | digyny |

As nouns the difference between monoploid and digyny

is that monoploid is an organism having a single set of chromosomes while digyny is (biology) the fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote.

As an adjective monoploid

is (genetics) having a single set of chromosomes.

monoploid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (genetics) Having a single set of chromosomes.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism having a single set of chromosomes.

    • Related terms

    *monoploidy

    See also

    * haploid * diploid * polyploid * tetraploid * triploid

    digyny

    English

    (wikipedia digyny)

    Alternative forms

    * digynia

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The fertilization of a diploid ovum by a monoploid sperm, resulting in a triploid zygote.

    • Related terms

    * digynous