noun
any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities
• Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑deviance
• Hyponyms: ↑monosomy, ↑trisomy, ↑sex-linked disorder
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Genetics.
any irregularity or abnormality of chromosome distribution, number, structure, or arrangement. Cf. deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.