adjective
- relating to or characterized by polysomy; having more than the normal number of copies of a particular chromosome or chromosomal segment
Usage: genetics; technical
Examples
- Polysomic conditions can result in developmental abnormalities in organisms.
- The polysomic cell line contained three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the typical two.
- Researchers studied polysomic fruit flies to understand the effects of gene dosage imbalance.
- A polysomic individual may exhibit traits associated with aneuploidy.