tetrasomic

adjective

tet·​ra·​so·​mic ˌte-trə-ˈsō-mik How to pronounce tetrasomic (audio)
: having one or a few chromosomes tetraploid in otherwise diploid nuclei due to nondisjunction

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“Tetrasomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/tetrasomic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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