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NONDISJUNCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("nondisjunction" is a kind of...):
meiosis; miosis; reduction division ((genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants))
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