2. Noun. a cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes. ¹
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Definition of Hexaploid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hexaploid
Literary usage of Hexaploid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"101 NAL Call No: 442.8 Z8 The expression of salt tolerance from Triticum tauschii
in hexaploid wheat. Schachtman, DP; Lagudah, ES; Munns, R. Berlin, W. Ger. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Cyto- logical abnormalities arising from excess dosage of the long arm of chromosome
5B (5BL) of hexaploid wheat Triticum aestivum were explained by Feldman ..."
3. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"... R. pimpinellifolia X R. tomentosa var. sylvestris is found to be hexaploid.
... hexaploid ones show a partial reduction involving 14 or 28 chromosomes. ..."
4. Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices by James Michael Lynch, James Stuart Schepers, Ilhami Ünver (2003)
"... at adequate Zn supply, tetraploid wheats (BBAA) have at least as much or
produces more shoot dry weights when compared to diploid (AA) and hexaploid ..."
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