hexaploid

English

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

hexaploid (not comparable)

1. Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

Derived terms

• allohexaploid
• autohexaploid
• euhexaploid
• hexaploidisation
• hexaploidization
• hexaploidy
• hyperhexaploid
• mesohexaploid
• paleohexaploid

Noun

hexaploid (plural hexaploids)

1. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes