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isochromosome

Noun

Meaning

isochromosome (plural isochromosomes)

(cytology) An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Meiotic errors that lead to the production of X with p arm deletions or abnormal Y chromosomes are also mostly found in the father. citation Isochromosome X or ring chromosome X on the other hand are formed equally often by both parents. Source: Internet

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