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nondisjunction definition

non·dis·junc·tion (nän′dis juŋk′s̸hən)

noun

Biol. the failure of paired chromosomes to pass to separate cells in meiosis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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