An organism, typically a plant, that has six complete sets of chromosomes all derived from the same species, occurring through doubling of its own chromosome set.
From auto- (self) + hexaploid (from Greek hex 'six' + aplous 'simple' + -oid 'resembling'). A genetics term where 'auto' indicates that all chromosome sets originate from the organism's own species rather than from hybridization.
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