NONDISJUNCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nondisjunction mean? 

• NONDISJUNCTION (noun)
  The noun NONDISJUNCTION has 1 sense:

1. meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells

  Familiarity information: NONDISJUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONDISJUNCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("nondisjunction" is a kind of...):

meiosis; miosis; reduction division ((genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants))