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genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aneuploidy | The gain or loss of one or more chromosomes |
| euploidy | complete set of chromosomes present |
| polyploidy | more than two sets of chromosomes present |
| Monosomy | loss of a single chromosome |
| Trisomy | gain of a single chromosome |
| paracentric inversion | Segment of chromosome breaks and flips itself 180 without the centromere |
| pericentric inversion | Segment of chromosome breaks and flips with the centromere |
| Robertsonian translocation | the long arms of two chromosomes fuse while the short arms are lost |
| Fragile x syndrome gene | FMR1 |
| autotriploid | Organism with three sets of chromosomes - from the same species |
| amphidiploid | individual or cell that is a hybrid, has a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent |
| allotetraploid | Organism with four sets of chromosome. two sets originate from one species and two from a different species. |