hexaploid

American  

[hek-suh-ploid] / ˈhɛk səˌplɔɪd /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a hexaploid cell or organism.

Other Word Forms

• hexaploidy noun

Etymology

Origin of hexaploid

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

Example Sentences

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

From Nature • May 8, 2018

Aegilops tauschii single nucleotide polymorphisms shed light on the origins of wheat D-genome genetic diversity and pinpoint the geographic origin of hexaploid wheat.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

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

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