dị bội
Definition
- Noun (Biology, Genetics):
- Aneuploid: An organism or cell whose nucleus contains a number of chromosomes that is not an exact multiple of the typical haploid number for that species. It results from the gain or loss of one or more chromosomes, but not a complete set.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hội chứng Down là một ví dụ về thể dị bội ở người. (Down syndrome is an example of aneuploidy in humans.)
- Các nhà nghiên cứu đang phân tích tế bào dị bội. (The researchers are analyzing the aneuploid cells.)
Advanced Usage
- "thể dị bội": This is the most common full term, meaning "aneuploid" or "aneuploid individual/cell."
- Thể dị bội thường có sức sống kém hơn thể lưỡng bội bình thường. (Aneuploids often have poorer viability than normal diploids.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dị bội thể (n): Synonymous with "thể dị bội," meaning aneuploid.
- Dị bội nhiễm sắc thể (n): Chromosomal aneuploidy.
- Lệch bội: A less common but sometimes used synonym for "dị bội."
Synonyms
- Aneuploid: The direct scientific synonym.
- Chromosomal imbalance: A descriptive term for the condition.
Related Terms
- Đa bội (n): Polyploidy (having multiple complete sets of chromosomes).
- Lưỡng bội (n): Diploid (having two complete sets of chromosomes).
- Đơn bội (n): Haploid (having one complete set of chromosomes).