Associations to the word «Trisomy»

Wiktionary

TRISOMY, noun. (cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
TRISOMY 21, noun. The presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome in the karyotype.

Dictionary definition

TRISOMY, noun. Chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell.

Wise words

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