haploidisation

English

Alternative forms

• haploidization

Etymology

haploid +‎ -isation

Noun

haploidisation (usually uncountable, plural haploidisations)

1. (biology) The process of halving the chromosomal content of a cell, creating a haploid cell.

   Within the normal reproductive cycle, haploidisation is one of the major functional consequences of meiosis.