"Uniparental Disomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The presence in a cell of two paired chromosomes from the same parent, with no chromosome of that pair from the other parent. This chromosome composition stems from non-disjunction (NONDISJUNCTION, GENETIC) events during MEIOSIS. The disomy may be composed of both homologous chromosomes from one parent (heterodisomy) or a duplicate of one chromosome (isodisomy).
| Descriptor ID |
D024182
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.210.645.890 G05.365.590.175.935
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| Concept/Terms |
Uniparental Disomy- Uniparental Disomy
- Disomies, Uniparental
- Uniparental Disomies
- Disomy, Uniparental
Uniparental Heterodisomy- Uniparental Heterodisomy
- Heterodisomies, Uniparental
- Heterodisomy, Uniparental
- Uniparental Heterodisomies
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