Pentasomic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pentasomic is an adjective meaning (genetics) Having five copies of a particular chromosome.
Meaning
(genetics) Having five copies of a particular chromosome.
More Meanings
- (genetics) Having five sex chromosomes
Example Sentences
The Esmeraldo strain has chromosome 3 as pentasomic; chromosomes 27, 31, 33 and 35 range from trisomic to tetrasomic; chromosomes 6, 19, 21 and 39 as trisomic; and chromosomes 1, 24, 25 and 41 range from disomic to trisomic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetrasomic, pentaploid, polyoid, tetrasomal, tetraploid, pentallelic.
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