Isodisomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The duplication of a single chromosome inherited from one parent uncountable, usually

    "Genome-wide SNP array of the family (the patient and her parents) showed complete maternal isodisomy of chromosome 12."

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"Genome-wide SNP array of the family (the patient and her parents) showed complete maternal isodisomy of chromosome 12."

Etymology

From iso- + disomy.

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