chromosomal anomaly

Questions about chromosomal anomaly

What does chromosomal anomaly mean?

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

What is another word for chromosomal anomaly?

Close synonyms include chromosomal aberration, 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 anomaly a common word?

chromosomal anomaly 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.