trisomy
/ˈtraɪsəʊmi/noun
उच्चारण ट्राइसोमी
ट्राइसोमी (किसी गुणसूत्र की दो के स्थान पर तीन प्रतियाँ होना)
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[C/U] medical
a condition in which a person or other living thing has three copies of a particular chromosome instead of the usual two
ट्राइसोमी (किसी गुणसूत्र की दो के स्थान पर तीन प्रतियाँ होना)
- Trisomy can be detected by tests during pregnancy.
- Trisomy 21 is the most common trisomy in newborn babies.
- Doctors explained that trisomy happens when a cell has an extra chromosome.
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- Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21.
- The biology chapter on genetics includes a section on trisomy.
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Down syndrome is caused by trisomy 21, that is an extra copy of chromosome 21.
GK के लिए, Down syndrome, trisomy 21 के कारण होता है, यानी गुणसूत्र 21 की एक अतिरिक्त प्रति होने से।