aneuploidy

Definitions of aneuploidy
  1. noun
    an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)
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    type of:
    abnormalcy, abnormality
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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