Nullisomic

Nullisomic is a genetic condition involving the lack of both the normal chromosomal pairs for a species (2n-2).^[1] Humans with this condition will not survive.^[2]

Causes

Nullisomy is caused by non-disjunction, during

disomic). Due to the lack of genetic information, the nullisomic gametes are rendered unviable for fertilization.^[3]

References

doi:10.1111/j.1601-5223.1943.tb02722.x
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^ "Molecular-plant-biotechnology.info". www.molecular-plant-biotechnology.info. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.

^ Cunningham F, Leveno K.J., Bloom S.L., Spong C.Y., Dashe J.S., Hoffman B.L., Casey B.M., Sheffield J.S. (2013). Genetics. In Cunningham F, Leveno K.J., Bloom S.L., Spong C.Y., Dashe J.S., Hoffman B.L., Casey B.M., Sheffield J.S. (Eds), Williams Obstetrics, Twenty-Fourth Edition. Retrieved September 28, 2015 from http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1057 Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] :10.1111/j.1601-5223.1943.tb02722.x
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[2] "Molecular-plant-biotechnology.info". www.molecular-plant-biotechnology.info. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.

[3] Cunningham F, Leveno K.J., Bloom S.L., Spong C.Y., Dashe J.S., Hoffman B.L., Casey B.M., Sheffield J.S. (2013). Genetics. In Cunningham F, Leveno K.J., Bloom S.L., Spong C.Y., Dashe J.S., Hoffman B.L., Casey B.M., Sheffield J.S. (Eds), Williams Obstetrics, Twenty-Fourth Edition. Retrieved September 28, 2015 from http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1057 Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

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