disomy

English

Etymology

From disome +‎ -y.

Noun

disomy (plural disomies)

1. (cytology) The normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.

Derived terms

• heterodisomy
• isodisomy

 

Related terms

• disomal
• disome
• trisomy

See also

• aneuploidy
• diploidy