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hexaploid

American  
[hek-suh-ploid] / ˈhɛk səˌplɔɪd /

adjective

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


noun

  1. a hexaploid cell or organism.

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Etymology

Origin of hexaploid

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

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

From Nature May 8, 2018

Dvorak, J., Luo, M. C., Yang, Z. L. & Zhang, H. -B. The structure of the Aegilops tauschii genepool and the evolution of hexaploid wheat.

From Nature Nov. 14, 2017

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

From Nature Nov. 14, 2017

Durum wheat makes more toothsome pasta, while the gluten-y hexaploid flour can form protein networks that stretch into loftier, lighter bread.

From Scientific American May 19, 2013

Today, farmers plant both tetraploid 28-chromosome durum wheat and hexaploid 42-chromosome bread wheat.

From Scientific American May 19, 2013

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