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aneuploid

aneuploid

9.9
A cell or organism with the wrong number of chromosomes
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪnjuˌplɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aneploide
  • Researchers are studying how aneuploid conditions can affect cell function.

Examples

  • The tumor was found to be aneuploid.

  • Are the cells aneuploid or diploid?

  • Certain types of cancer are characterized by aneuploid chromosome numbers.

  • The scientist discovered that the sample contained aneuploid cells.

  • Many tumors are aneuploid, which can lead to unpredictable growth patterns.

  • Researchers found that aneuploid cells often exhibit abnormal behaviors compared to normal diploid cells.

  • In certain species, aneuploid conditions are linked to developmental disorders in offspring.

Surface Forms

aneuploid positive

Morphology

aneuploid = euploid (opaque) = an + euploid

Formed by the negative prefix 'an-' attached to the technical base 'euploid'; the term is highly domain-specific and not derivable by most learners from its parts.

Etymology

Aneuploid breaks into a- meaning 'not' and -ploid meaning 'set', as in diploid 'two sets' and haploid 'one set'. So an aneuploid cell has 'not the usual number of chromosomes'.