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Nondisjunction
Meaning
Noun
●
In Genetics:
The
failure
of
chromosome
dyads
or
tetrads
to
separate
properly
during
meiosis
or mitosis.
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Origin
nondisjunction
English
disjunction
English
non-
English
non
Latin
noenu
Latin
noenum
Latin
nona
Latin
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Etym
Related
Aneuploidy
Mutations
Mutation
Chromosome
Mitosis
Recombination
Gametes
Cytokinesis
Mosaicism
Chromosomes
Meiosis
Ovulation
Gamete
Fertilization
Defect
Oogenesis
Gene
Malformation
Methylation
Cell Division
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Down Syndrome
Genetic Drift
Binary Fission
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