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aneugeny

aneugeny noun: the creation of aneuploid gametes.

Noun

aneugeny (uncountable)

  1. The creation of aneuploid gametes.
    • The Committee further noted that there could be a threshold for some genotoxic mechanisms, particularly those in which damage to DNA is indirect, such as inhibition of spindle formation leading to aneugeny.2003, Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food (WHO Technical Support Series), World Health Organization, page 2
    • In summary, our results indicate that the classic mutagens DES and NMU induce aneugeny in Chinese hamster cell lines, but they do so by different mechanisms.2003, M. Campagna et al., “Diethylsulphate and methylnitrosourea affect different targets in Chinese hamster fibroblasts: possible mechanisms of aneuploidy induction by these agents”, in Mutagenesis...

Origin of aneugeny

From an- (“not”) + eu- (“good”) + -geny (“creation; origin”), modeled off aneuploid.

Questions about aneugeny

What does aneugeny mean?
Aneugeny means the creation of aneuploid gametes.
What part of speech is aneugeny?
Aneugeny is a noun.

Words near aneugeny in the dictionary

  1. anetodermas
  2. aneugen
  3. aneugenic
  4. aneugenicity
  5. aneugens
  6. aneugeny
  7. aneuplerotic
  8. aneuploid
  9. aneuploidic
  10. aneuploidies
  11. aneuploidism

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