aneuploid

/ ˈænjʊˌplɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of polyploid cells or organisms) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete

noun

1. a cell or individual of this type

aneuploid

/ ăn′yə-ploid′ /

1. Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species. Many types of tumor cells are aneuploid.
2. Compare diploid

Derived Forms

• ˈaneuˌploidy, noun

Example Sentences

The researchers reported that a median of 3.19% of the epithelial cells in these normal breast tissues were aneuploid and over 82.67% had expanded copy number changes commonly found in invasive breast cancers.

From Science Daily

Early loss of aneuploid embryos can direct maternal resources to healthier single newborns rather than twins or multiples.

From Salon

Lurking in the background is the fear that using aneuploid or mosaic embryos could produce children with serious medical issues.

From Scientific American

Genetic suppression of chromosomal instability markedly delays metastasis even in highly aneuploid tumour models, whereas continuous chromosome segregation errors promote cellular invasion and metastasis in a STING-dependent manner.

From Nature

In follow-up papers, Chun and others found that full-grown aneuploid neurons were common in adult mouse brains, even forming circuits with other cells.

From Scientific American