Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nondisjunction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: nondis-junc-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.

Example Sentences

"Different exogenous agents may interfere with the normal disjunction of sister chromosomes during meiosis and increase the frequency of aneuploid sperm, as demonstrated in mice treated with aneugens and men treated with anticancer agents. Although not all germ cells achieve maturity, the close correlation of chromosome nondisjunction in spermatogenesis with genotoxic outcomes indicates that the investigation for aneuploidy in a large sample of aneugen-exposed workers is significant."

Etymology

From non- + disjunction.

Inflected Forms

nondisjunctions (plural)

Derived Forms

nondisjunctional nondisjunctionally

Frequently Paired Words

disjunction nondisjunct nondisjunctive

Questions

What does nondisjunction mean?: The failure of chromosome dyads or tetrads to separate properly during meiosis or mitosis.
Where does nondisjunction come from?: From non- + disjunction.

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