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disomic
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disomic [daɪˈsəʊmɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics having an extra chromosome in the haploid state that is homologous to an existing chromosome in this set
disomy  n
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Genomewide scan in families with schizophrenia from the founder population of Afrikaners reveals evidence for linkage and uniparental disomy on chromosome 1.
Evidence of genetic effects on blood lead concentration by Whitfield, John B.; Dy, Veronica; McQuilty, Robert; Zhu, Gu; Montgomery, Grant W.; Ferreira, Manuel / Environmental Health Perspectives
Still, in 7 tumors without heavy pigmentation, tumor heterogeneity for chromosome 3 was clearly observed and these tumors should therefore be considered as being partly disomy and partly monosomy for chromosome 3 (Figure 2, A through D).
The heterogeneous distribution of monosomy 3 in uveal melanomas: ... by Maat, Willem; Jordanova, Ekaterina S.; van Zelderen-Bhola, Shama L.; Barthen, Ed R.; Wessels, Hans W / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
More specifically, genetic mechanisms include maternal deletion, paternal uniparental disomy (UPD, two copies of the chromosome from the father), imprinting mutations, UBE3A gene mutation, and other chromosomal abnormalities of this region.
Sensory processing patterns in persons with Angelman syndrome by Walz, Nicolay Chertkoff; Baranek, Grace T. / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
 
 
 
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