disomy

noun

disomy

noun

Etymology From disome + -y.

Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences 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.

Derived terms: heterodisomy, isodisomy
Related terms: disomal, disome, trisomy, aneuploidy, diploidy

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