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Heteroploid

Definition
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Chromosome number deviating from typical species ploidy—including aneuploids and some polyploids imprecisely grouped in older usage.

Topics
Core genetics
Related
Aneuploidy Polyploidy Chromosome

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"Genotype QC and interpretation explicitly accounted for Heteroploid status at candidate loci."

Aneuploidy Polyploidy Chromosome
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References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.
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