nondisjunction
nondisjunction noun: the failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
Noun
nondisjunction (plural nondisjunctions)
- The failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
- Different exogenous agents may interfere with the normal disjunction of sister chromosomes during meiosis and increase the frequency of aneuploid sperm, as demonstrated in mice treated with aneugens and men treated with anticancer agents. Although not all germ cells achieve maturity, the close...2004 December 22, Yankai Xia, Senping Cheng, Qian Bian, Lichun Xu, Michael D. Collins, Hebron C. Chang, Lin Song, Jiayin Liu, Shoulin Wang, Xinru Wang, “Genotoxic Effects on Spermatozoa of...
nondisjunction meaning in Tamil
nondisjunction in Tamil
- பிரியா நிலை
Forms of nondisjunction
| plural | nondisjunctions |
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Origin of nondisjunction
From non- + disjunction.
Words formed from nondisjunction
- nondisjunctional
- nondisjunctionally
Questions about nondisjunction
- What does nondisjunction mean?
- Nondisjunction means the failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
- What is nondisjunction in Tamil?
- Nondisjunction in Tamil is பிரியா நிலை. See Nondisjunction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nondisjunction?
- Nondisjunction is a noun.
- What is the plural of nondisjunction?
- The plural of nondisjunction is nondisjunctions.
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