chromosomal aberration

Questions about chromosomal aberration

What does chromosomal aberration mean?

chromosomal aberration means "any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities".

What is another word for chromosomal aberration?

Close synonyms include chromosomal anomaly, chrosomal abnormality, chromosonal disorder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chromosomal aberration a common word?

chromosomal aberration is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.