what is a haploid?
haploid. 1. having half the number of chromosomes characteristically found in the somatic (diploid) cells of an organism; typical of the gametes of a species whose union restores the diploid number. 2. an individual or cell having only one member of each pair of homologous chromosomes.(hÄpâ²loidâ²).aploid. 1. having half the number of chromosomes characteristically found in the somatic (diploid) cells of an organism; typical of the gametes of a species whose union restores the diploid number. 2. an individual or cell having only one member of each pair of homologous chromosomes.