aneuploidy

noun

an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)

Roots

anan- · Greek · not, without eueu- · Greek · good, well, true ploosploid- · Greek · -fold, times ia-y · Greek · state, condition

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Where does aneuploidy come from?

The word aneuploidy breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: an-, from Greek an (“not, without”); eu-, from Greek eu (“good, well, true”); ploid, from Greek ploos (“-fold, times”); and -y, from Greek ia (“state, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.