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Chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
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trisomy
Word definitions for trisomy in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1930, from trisome (from tri- + ending from chromosome ) + -y (4).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A trisomy is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome , instead of the normal two. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an abnormal number of chromosomes).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context cytology English) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
Usage examples of trisomy.
The second, the minority of cases, was a permanent chromosomal attachment in the mother, a translocation trisomy, a fluke of a fluke that struck mothers of all ages equally.