aneuploidy

American

[an-yoo-ploid-ee] / ˈæn yʊˌplɔɪd i /

noun

Biology. the fact or condition of being aneuploid.

aneuploidy Scientific

/ ăn′yə-ploi′dē /

The state or condition of being aneuploid.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

aneuploidic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

aneuploidies

plural

Example Sentences

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"Aneuploidy is an example of an extremely strong type of natural selection that's going on every generation in humans," McCoy said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

Aneuploidy results when the gametes have too many or too few chromosomes due to nondisjunction during meiosis.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Aneuploidy results when chromosomes fail to separate correctly during meiosis.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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