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Disomic vs Trisomic - What's the difference?

disomic | trisomic |

As adjectives the difference between disomic and trisomic

is that disomic is to have one or more chromosomes present twice, but without having the entire genome doubled while trisomic is having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell instead of the usual number of two.

As a noun trisomic is

an organism that exhibits trisomy.

disomic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • To have one or more chromosomes present twice, but without having the entire genome doubled.
  • In allo-tetraploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homologous chromosomes from the same diploid ancestor.

    • trisomic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) Having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell instead of the usual number of two

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism that exhibits trisomy