trisomy

noun

trisomy

noun

UK /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Etymology From trisome + -y.

Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.

Derived terms: full trisomy, partial trisomy, primary trisomy, secondary trisomy, tertiary trisomy, trisomy 16, trisomy 18, trisomy 21, trisomy 22, trisomy 8, trisomy 9, trisomy X
Coordinate terms: disomy, monosomy, polysomy, tetrasomy

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