ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disomic

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Disomic is an adjective meaning Having one or more chromosomes present twice, but without having the entire genome doubled.

Meaning

Having one or more chromosomes present twice, but without having the entire genome doubled.

More Meanings

  1. In allotetraploids, relating to inheritance that involves pairing of homologous chromosomes from the same diploid ancestor
  2. Such an organism

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polysomic, dihaploid, homodiploid, dodecaploid, heterodiploid, trisomic.

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