Term: nondisjunction: meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
Candidate hypernym: meiosis: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) → 1
Candidate hypernym: black mallee: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum → 0
Candidate hypernym: methodist: a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: california black oak: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: nyctophobia: a morbid fear of night or darkness → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden fern: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides → 0
Candidate hypernym: food web: (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains → 0
Candidate hypernym: spoils system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power → 0
Candidate hypernym: achras: tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: early-morning hour: an hour early in the morning → 0
Candidate hypernym: callosity: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) → 0