Trisomy
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| Trisomy | |
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| Term | Trisomy |
| Short definition | Trisomy - (pronounced) (TRY-soh-mee) The presence of three copies of a particular chromosome in some or all of the body's cells instead of the usual two copies. For example, people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Trisomy - (pronounced) (TRY-soh-mee) The presence of three copies of a particular chromosome in some or all of the body's cells instead of the usual two copies. For example, people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21
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