defined:

Possessing three copies of a particular chromosome instead of the normal two copies.

explained:

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Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines trisomy.

illustrated:

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related
terms:

cell, gene, gene expression, chromosome

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