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What does haplontic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote
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If it is primarily haploid, it is said to have a haplontic cycle, and if it is primarily diploid, it is said to have a diplontic cycle.
Most are saprophytic similar to true fungi. v. Sexual life cycle is diplontic, fungi have haplontic cycle.
The life-cycle is of haplontic type showing alternation of dominant haploid stage with short-lived diploid stage.
Dinoflagellates have a haplontic life cycle, with the possible exception of Noctiluca and its relatives.

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