- Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 135
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Ana María ALCONCHEL SEBASTIÁN, Augustine Edith EMENE, Inés PLAZA FONTANET
- Creation / modification date: 31-01-2014
- Term: trisomy
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Disorder characterized by the presence of three copies of a chromosome.
- Context: Unlike in sperm, the observed frequency of each trisomy varies greatly in spontaneous abortuses or liveborns.
- Notes: One of the best characterized chromosomal abnormalities is Down syndrome, which results from trisomy of chromosome 21 […].
- Weighting mark: nor
- Remission: sin, restriction endonucleases. Source: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition (p. 27).
- Sources:
- Term: ANHOLT, R.R.H. & MACKAY, T.F.C. (2010) Principles of Behavioural Genetics. London: Academic Press.
- Definition: ANHOLT, R.R.H. & MACKAY, T.F.C. (2010) Principles of Behavioural Genetics. London: Academic Press.
- Context: GERSEN, S.L. & KEAGLE, M.B.(Eds.) (2013) The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics. New York: Springer.
- Notes: ANHOLT, R.R.H. & MACKAY, T.F.C. (2010) Principles of Behavioural Genetics. London: Academic Press.
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