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disomic

British  
/ daɪˈsəʊmɪk /

adjective

  1. genetics having an extra chromosome in the haploid state that is homologous to an existing chromosome in this set

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  • disomy noun

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Note that an allotetraploid such as Xenopus laevis has two related subgenomes, but these subgenomes are each transmitted to progeny via conventional disomic inheritance.

From Nature

The return of a duplicated genome from tetrasomic to disomic inheritance relies on the obstruction of quadrivalent pairing during meiotic cell division.

From Nature

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