Tetrasomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tetrasomy is a noun meaning (genetics) The condition of being tetrasomic.
Meaning
(genetics) The condition of being tetrasomic.
Example Sentences
The representative of TcIII DTU, 231, has tetrasomy of chromosome 10; chromosomes 11 and 18 range from trisomic to tetrasomic; trisomy of chromosomes 6 and 19; and chromosomes 1, 13, 16, 21, 24 and 31 have a ploidy ranging from disomic to trisomic (Fig. 3).
Word Forms
- tetrasomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetraallelism, tetrasomic, tetraploidism, pentasomy, trisomy, pseudotetraploidy.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.