"dysploidy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From dys- + -ploidy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|dys|ploidy}} dys- + -ploidy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dysploidy (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) Variation in the chromosome number in a population by less than a whole set of chromosomes, typically because of chromosomal rearrangements. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: dysploid, dysploidic
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