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aneuploidy

American  
[an-yoo-ploid-ee] / ˈæn jʊˌplɔɪd i /

noun

  • aneuploidies
    plural
  1. Biology. the fact or condition of being aneuploid.


aneuploidy Scientific  
/ ăn′yə-ploi′dē /
  1. The state or condition of being aneuploid.


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Human embryos experience unusually high rates of chromosome gain and loss, known as aneuploidy, in early development.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023

With the instructions for development now disorganized due to mixed-up chromosomes, embryos with aneuploidy are usually doomed.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022

Dr. Natalie Crawford: IVF has allowed us to do genetic testing for aneuploidy, which is the top reason why it’s harder to get pregnant after age 35.

From Slate ● May 12, 2022

The PGT-A test is used to screen for aneuploidy, which is when an improper number of chromosomes — either too few or too many — is detected in sampled cells.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

As developmental arrest at the onset of EGA at the eight-cell stage correlates strongly with aneuploidy in IVF embryos25, we also sought to determine embryo karyotypes.

From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017

Disorders in chromosome number, or aneuploidies, are typically lethal to the embryo, although a few trisomic genotypes are viable.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Based on what you know about aneuploidies from this module, what can you hypothesize about chromosomes 21 and 18?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

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