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Philadelphia chromosome

Noun

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Philadelphia chromosome (plural Philadelphia chromosomes)

Human chromosome 22, after it has, pathologically, traded some of its genetic material with chromosome 9; this often causes chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Synonym: Ph chromosome

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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These damaged or mutant cells acquire an abnormal chromosome, called the Philadelphia chromosome. Source: Internet

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