trisomy

English

Etymology

From trisome +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Noun

trisomy (countable and uncountable, plural trisomies)

(cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.

Coordinate terms

Translations

three copies of a chromosome

French: trisomie (fr) f

Icelandic: þrístæða f

Anagrams

Toryism

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