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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.

Other Word Forms

  • hexaploidy noun

Etymology

Origin of hexaploid

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

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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