hexaploid

[ hek-suh-ploid ]

adjective

1. having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.

noun

1. a hexaploid cell or organism.

Other Words From

• hexa·ploidy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexaploid¹

First recorded in 1915–20; hexa- + -ploid

Example Sentences

We also compared the TGACv1 A subgenome sequences of hexaploid wheat19 to the Tu genome.

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Chromosome 3B of hexaploid wheat was completely sequenced and assembled using BAC-by-BAC sequencing strategy26.

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To compare the HCC genes of Ae. tauschii with genes annotated in hexaploid bread wheat cv.

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McFadden, E. S. & Sears, E. R. The origin of Triticum spelta and its free-threshing hexaploid relatives.

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A similar comparison was made with genes annotated in hexaploid wheat cv.

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