CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALY

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Meaning:

Any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("chromosomal anomaly" is a kind of...):

aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromosomal anomaly"):

monosomy (chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number)

trisomy (chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell)

sex-linked disorder (any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones)