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nondisjunctions

nondisjunctions is the plural of nondisjunction.

Meaning of nondisjunction

Noun

nondisjunction (plural nondisjunctions)

  1. 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...

Questions about nondisjunctions

What is nondisjunctions the plural of?
Nondisjunctions is the plural of nondisjunction.

Words near nondisjunctions in the dictionary

  1. nondisjoint
  2. nondisjointed
  3. nondisjunct
  4. nondisjunction
  5. nondisjunctional
  6. nondisjunctions
  7. nondisjunctive
  8. nondismemberment
  9. nondismissal
  10. nondismissals
  11. nondisorder

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