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trisomic

[trahy-soh-mik]

adjective

Genetics.

  1. having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trisomic1

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Azalea was a trisomic rhesus monkey; she had three copies of one chromosome, just as in human Down syndrome.

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