(thing) by miglior_fabbro Wed Jul 25 2001 at 5:27:55
a species in which fertilized, diploid eggs become females and non-fertilized, haploid eggs become males
reproduction occurs either sexually or asexually and the offspring's gender is accordingly determined

examples of haplodiploids: ants, bees, wasps

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