tetrasomic
adjective
tet·ra·so·mic
ˌte-trə-ˈsō-mik 
: having one or a few chromosomes tetraploid in otherwise diploid nuclei due to nondisjunction
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“Tetrasomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/tetrasomic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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