hexaploidization

noun

The replication of the genome of an organism to form a hexaploid.

OriginEnglish hexaploid ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

nounhexaploidization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe replication of the genome of an organism to form a hexaploid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhexaploid
  8. Englishhexaploidization

From hexaploid + -ization.

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APA

hexaploidization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploidization

MLA

“hexaploidization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploidization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexaploidization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploidization.

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