hexaploid


hexaploid

(ˈhɛksəˌplɔɪd) biologyn (Biology) an organism made up of cells containing six sets of chromosomesadj (Biology) having six times the normal number of chromosomes

hex•a•ploid

(ˈhɛk səˌplɔɪd)

adj. 1. having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number. n. 2. a hexaploid cell or organism. [1915–20] hex′a•ploi`dy, n.