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disomy

disomy noun: the normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.

Noun

disomy (plural disomies)

  1. The normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.

Forms of disomy

pluraldisomies

Origin of disomy

From disome + -y.

Words formed from disomy

Questions about disomy

What does disomy mean?
Disomy means the normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.
What part of speech is disomy?
Disomy is a noun.
What is the plural of disomy?
The plural of disomy is disomies.

Words near disomy in the dictionary

  1. disomes
  2. disomic
  3. disomically
  4. disomics
  5. disomies
  6. disomy
  7. disoperation
  8. disoperative
  9. disoperatively
  10. disopinion
  11. disoprivane

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