uniparental disomy

Synonym: UPD

The situation in which both members of a chromosome pair or segments of a chromosome pair are inherited from one parent and neither is inherited from the other parent; uniparental disomy can result in an abnormal phenotype in some cases

Related Terms: imprinting; parent-of-origin studies; trisomy rescue; uniparental disomy study

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