0 (of a cell or organism) having only one basic group of chromosomes (= cell structures containing chemical patterns)
For example, a human cell has 46 chromosomes, which is an integer multiple of the monoploid number, 23.
A monoploid has only one set of chromosomes, and the term is usually only applied to cells or organisms that are normally diploid.
All strawberries have a base monoploid count of 7 chromosomes.
If the original plant was diploid, the haploid cells are monoploid, and the term doubled monoploid may be used for the doubled haploids.
The number of chromosomes in the ancestral (non-homologous) set is called the monoploid number ("x"), and is distinct from the haploid number ("n") in the organism as it now reproduces.
