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Uniparental disomy

Definition(s)

(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.: Definition from: GeneTests from the University of Washington and Children's Health System, Seattle


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