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Definition of Aneuploid

1. Adjective. Having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.

Definition of Aneuploid

1. Adjective. (genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number. ¹

2. Noun. A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aneuploid

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Medical Definition of Aneuploid

1. The characteristic of having a chromosome complement that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, with either fewer or more than the normal number of chromosomes in the cell. Chromosomes may be present in multiple copies (e.g. Trisomy) or one of a homologous pair may be missing in a diploid cell. This is an abnormal cell. (14 May 1997)

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Literary usage of Aneuploid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"... 21, 22 aneuploid series are common in Anisoptera and Dipterocarpus. ... variation is in the form of either aneuploid or polyploid chromosomal series, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The primary finding was a bimodality and increase in maternal age for the mothers of aneuploid children (Table 3). These effects have been well documented ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Procedures are being developed that will result in the birth of viable aneuploid mice, particularly for chromosome 16. Procedures are continuously refined ..."

4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"The lowest known haploid chromosome number in the Viscaceae is n = 10, and it is best interpreted as the lower end of a decreasing aneuploid series from 14 ..."

5. The Santa Rita Experimental Range: History and Annotated Bibliography (1903 by Alvin L. Medina (1997)
"aneuploid plants with 28 chromosomes were found at one location and most plants were sterile. Meiotic chromosome counts could not be made from megaspore ..."

6. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"Specimens from 10 patients had aneuploid cells, 9 of which demonstrated dysplasia or cancer or both. Twenty patients had G2/ tetraploid fractions greater ..."

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