nondisjunction mosaic
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nondisjunction mosaic
(¦nän·dis′jəŋk·shən mō′zā·ik)
(genetics) A population of cells with different chromosome numbers produced when one chromosome is lost during mitosis or when both members of a pair of chromosomes are included in the same daughter nucleus; can occur during embryogenesis or adulthood.
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