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When chromosomes fail to separate it is known as?

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Nondisjunction is when chromosomes fail to separate completely during meiosis. This results in a three parted chromosome called a trisomy which is a type of aneuploidy, or a state of possessing a number of chromosomes different than the multiples of the haploids.
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