isochromosome

English

schematic representation of an isochromosome with the arms being mirror images of each other.

Etymology

From iso- +‎ chromosome.

Noun

isochromosome (plural isochromosomes)

(cytology) An abnormal chromosome in which one arm has been lost and replaced with an exact copy of the other arm.

Translations

abnormal chromosome

French: isochromosome m
Spanish: isocromosoma m

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