isochromosome

isochromosome definition - medical

i·so·chro·mo·some (īˌsə-krōˈmə-sōmˌ)

noun
A chromosomal aberration in which two daughter chromosomes are formed, each lacking one chromosome arm but with the other arm doubled.

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