Nondisjunction
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| Nondisjunction | |
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| Term | Nondisjunction |
| Short definition | an error that occurs during the division of sex chromosomes, causing either too much or too little genetic information to be placed in an egg or sperm when it is formed |
| Type | Medical term |
| Specialty | General |
| Language | English |
| Source | AMA |
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Nondisjunction (definition) an error that occurs during the division of sex chromosomes, causing either too much or too little genetic information to be placed in an egg or sperm when it is formed
==Nondisjunction (overview)==