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Noun: aneuploidy
  1. An abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)
    "Down syndrome is a well-known example of aneuploidy"

Derived forms: aneuploidies

Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality

Encyclopedia: Aneuploidy