"Nondisjunction, Genetic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The failure of homologous CHROMOSOMES or CHROMATIDS to segregate during MITOSIS or MEIOSIS with the result that one daughter cell has both of a pair of parental chromosomes or chromatids and the other has none.
| Descriptor ID |
D009630
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.210.645 G05.113.220.625.620 G05.558.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Nondisjunction, Genetic- Nondisjunction, Genetic
- Genetic Nondisjunctions
- Nondisjunctions, Genetic
- Genetic Nondisjunction
- Genetic Non-Disjunction
- Genetic Non Disjunction
- Genetic Non-Disjunctions
- Non-Disjunctions, Genetic
- Non-Disjunction, Genetic
- Non Disjunction, Genetic
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Hunter JE, Allen EG, Shin M, Bean LJ, Correa A, Druschel C, Hobbs CA, O'Leary LA, Romitti PA, Royle MH, Torfs CP, Freeman SB, Sherman SL. The association of low socioeconomic status and the risk of having a child with Down syndrome: a report from the National Down Syndrome Project. Genet Med. 2013 Sep; 15(9):698-705.