chromosomal abnormality

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• XYY chromosomal abnormality defense — A legal theory that holds that a defendant s XYY chromosomal abnormality is a condition that should relieve him or her of legal responsibility for his or her criminal act. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. XYY chromosomal …   Law dictionary

• Chromosomal translocation — of the 4th and 20th chromosome. In genetics, a chromosome translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes. A gene fusion may be created when the translocation joins two otherwise… …   Wikipedia

• chromosomal disorder — Syndrome caused by chromosome abnormality. Normally, humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one pair of sex chromosomes. Any variation from this pattern causes abnormalities. A chromosome may be duplicated (trisomy) or absent (monosomy);… …   Universalium

• chromosomal aberration — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• chromosomal anomaly — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• chromosomal aberration — Genetics. any irregularity or abnormality of chromosome distribution, number, structure, or arrangement. Cf. deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation. * * * …   Universalium

• Congenital abnormality — Congenital Anomaly Classification and external resources ICD 10 Chapter Q MeSH D000013 …   Wikipedia

• Chromosome abnormality — The three major single chromosome mutations; deletion (1), duplication (2) and inversion (3) …   Wikipedia

• chrosomal abnormality — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• genetic disease, human — Introduction       any of the diseases and disorders that are caused by mutations in one or more genes (gene).       With the increasing ability to control infectious and nutritional diseases in developed countries, there has come the realization …   Universalium