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Aneuploidy.
Current biology : CB - 29 Jun 2015
Orr Bernardo, Godek Kristina M, Compton Duane
Abstract excerpt
The terms 'haploid' and 'diploid' that describe single (n) and double (2n) chromosome sets in cells were coined by the Polish-German botanist Eduard Strasburger and originate from the Greek terms haplóos meaning 'single' and diplóos meaning 'double'. The term 'ploidy' was subsequently derived to describe the total chromosome content of cells. Consequently, the term 'euploid' refers to a chromosome complement that...
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