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2024
trisomy
trisomy
English
Noun
trisomy
(
plural
trisomies
)
(
cytology
)
The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular
chromosome
of an organism.
Coordinate terms
disomy
monosomy
Translations
three copies of a chromosome
French:
trisomie
(fr)
f
Icelandic:
þrístæða
f
Etymology
From
trisome
+
-y
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/
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