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
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: black mallee: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: methodist: a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: california black oak: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: nyctophobia: a morbid fear of night or darkness
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: golden fern: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: food web: (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: spoils system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
Broader: 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) | Unrelated: achras: tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit