disomic

/ daɪˈsəʊmɪk /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• disomy noun

Example Sentences

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

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

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