NONDISJUNCTION


Meaning of NONDISJUNCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnän-dis-ˈjəŋ(k)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1913

: failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate subsequent to metaphase in meiosis or mitosis so that one daughter cell has both and the other neither of the chromosomes

• non·dis·junc·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.