hexaploid
Americanadjective
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To compare the HCC genes of Ae. tauschii with genes annotated in hexaploid bread wheat cv.
From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017
Jan Dvok, Katrien Devos, Steven Salzberg and colleagues report a reference genome for Aegilops tauschii, the diploid progenitor of the D genome 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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