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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > cell biology > cytogenetics > ploidy > aneuploidy
Fields of Study > genetics > cytogenetics > ploidy > aneuploidy
Preferred Term:

aneuploidy

Definition:
The chromosomal constitution of cells which deviate from the normal by the addition or subtraction of chromosomes, chromosome pairs, or chromosome fragments. In a normally diploid cell the loss of a chromosome pair is termed nullisomy, the loss of a single chromosome is monosomy, the addition of a chromosome pair is tetrasomy, the addition of a single chromosome is trisomy.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
ploidy
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • aneuploids
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8824
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