adjective, nounpl: hexaploids
hexaplóide
1. In genetics and botany, having six sets of chromosomes (6n), or an organism with this chromosome number
Wheat is a hexaploid organism with six sets of chromosomes.
O trigo é um organismo hexaplóide com seis conjuntos de cromossomos.
2. A plant or organism that contains six complete sets of genetic material
The hexaploid species exhibits greater genetic stability than its diploid relatives.
A espécie hexaplóide apresenta maior estabilidade genética do que seus parentes diplóides.
This is a specialized scientific term primarily used in academic contexts such as genetics, plant biology, and agricultural research. It is equally recognized in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese scientific communities. The term became particularly significant with the study of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), which is a natural hexaploid, important for global food security.
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