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hexaploid

Syllabification: (hex·a·ploid)
Pronunciation: /ˈheksəˌploid/

Genetics
Definition of hexaploid

adjective

  • (of a cell or nucleus) containing six homologous sets of chromosomes.
  • (of an organism or species) composed of hexaploid cells.

noun

  • a hexaploid organism, variety, or species.

Derivatives

hexaploidy

noun

hexaploid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hexaploid in the British & World English dictionary