Meaning Of The Word Nondisjunction

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nondisjunction in American English
the failure of paired chromosomes to pass to separate cells in meiosis
noun: the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division

nondisjunction in British English
noun: the failure of paired homologous chromosomes to move to opposite poles of the cell during meiosis

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