Medical Definition of Meiotic nondisjunction

1. Failure of two memberrs of a chromosome pair to separate (disjoin) during meiosis so that both go to one daughter cell and none to the other. This mechanism is responsible for the extra chromosome 21 in trisomy 21 (down syndrome) and for extra and missing chromosomes causing other birth defects and many spontaneous abortions (miscarriages). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meiotic Nondisjunction

meio-
meiocene
meiocyte
meiofauna
meionite
meionite
meionites
meioses
meiosis
meiosis
meiotic
meiotic
meiotically
meiotic division
meiotic drive
meiotic nondisjunction (current term)
meiotic phase
meiotic spindle
Meir
meishi
meishis
Meissel
Meissner
Meissner's corpuscle
Meissner's plexus
meister
meisters
Meister Eckhart
meith
meiths

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