When a metatarsal bone, a bone connecting the toe to the rest of the foot, is involved, pain will be felt in the upper foot. Metatarsal Bone Spurs-A bone spur in one of the metatarsals often coincides with a presence of arthritis in the area, and both the spur and the arthritis may require treatment.
Haploid organisms such as fungi, yeast, and algae can have complex cell cycles, in which the choice between sexual or asexual reproduction is fluid, and often influenced by the environment. Some organisms, in addition to their usual haploid state, can also exist as diploid for a short time, allowing genetic recombination to occur.
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.(hÄpâ²loidâ²).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.