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hexaploid

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

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

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

From Nature Nov. 14, 2017

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

From Scientific American May 19, 2013

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

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