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n. - An abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete).

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  • The technique scans for fetal aneuploidy, which is an abnormality in the number of fetal chromosomes.
  • The method of checking chromosome numbers is called aneuploidy screening, after the Latin for "not the right number".
  • The fault - called aneuploidy - is thought to be the main barrier that has prevented IVF success rates rising above 30 per cent.
  • A chromosome abnormality called aneuploidy can cause cancer, say US researchers in a new study, confirming what scientists have long suspected.
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