Hexasomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hexasomy is a noun meaning A form of aneuploidy featuring the presence of six homologues of the same chromosome.
Meaning
A form of aneuploidy featuring the presence of six homologues of the same chromosome.
Example Sentences
Thus the condition of quadruplicate tetrasomy, triplicate hexasomy, in the apple, and probably several other data of the literature would deserve a statistical treatment according to Propach’s procedure before attaining classical significance.
sSMC are scientifically interesting due to their still not completely understood mode of formation, karyotypic evolution and the fact, that their presence may lead to chromosomal imbalances (partial tri-, tetra- or hexasomies) without detectable clinical consequences.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hexasome, octasome, hexapody, heptaploidy, hexaplicate, hexahex.
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