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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nondisjunction n 1: meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells