Crossword clues for trisomy
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
trisomy
1930, from trisome (from tri- + ending from chromosome) + -y (4).
Wiktionary
trisomy
n. (context cytology English) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
WordNet
trisomy
n. chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
Wikipedia
Trisomy
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).
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.