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dysomy

dysomy noun: the inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes.

Noun

dysomy (uncountable)

  1. The inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes
    • In humans, loss of imprinting or uniparental dysomy of imprinted genes contributes to diseases such as Prader-Willi, Angelman, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromes, all of which present cognitive dysfunctions.2015 October 24, “Insulin Like Growth Factor 2 Expression in the Rat Brain Both in Basal Condition and following Learning Predominantly Derives from the Maternal Allele”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about dysomy

What does dysomy mean?
Dysomy means the inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes.
What part of speech is dysomy?
Dysomy is a noun.

Words near dysomy in the dictionary

  1. dysodont
  2. dysodontiasis
  3. dysodyle
  4. dysodyles
  5. dysomeria
  6. dysomy
  7. Dyson
  8. Dyson shell
  9. Dyson shells
  10. Dyson sphere
  11. Dyson spheres

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