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Definition(s)
- The failure of homologous CHROMOSOMES or CHROMATIDS to segregate during MITOSIS or MEIOSIS with the result that one daughter cell has both of a pair of parental chromosomes or chromatids and the other has none.
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Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System
at the National Library of Medicine
Related discussion in the Handbook
See also Understanding Medical Terminology.