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(genetics) The inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes from one parent.
Both of isodisomy and heterodisomy can cause genome imprinting disorders, but only uniparental isodisomy can cause recessive disorders if the chromosome harbors a disease-causing mutation.
Use heterodisomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heterodisomy means (genetics) The inheritance of a pair of non-identical chromosomes from one parent.
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Both of isodisomy and heterodisomy can cause genome imprinting disorders, but only uniparental isodisomy can cause recessive disorders if the chromosome harbors a disease-causing mutation.
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