hexaploid
[ hek-suh-ploid ]
adjective
having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
noun
a hexaploid cell or organism.
Origin of hexaploid
1Other words from hexaploid
- hex·a·ploi·dy, noun
- Compare polyploid.
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