haplodeficient en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- English deficient English haplodeficient From haplo- + deficient.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing a gene that is mutant or absent in one diploid copy.