disjoin
101Meiotic nondisjunction — Failure of two members of a chromosome pair to separate (disjoin) during meiosis so that both go to one daughter cell and none to the other. This mechanism is responsible for the extra chromosome 21 in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and for extra and …
102Mitotic nondisjunction — Failure of the two members of a chromosome pair to separate (disjoin) during mitosis so that both go to one daughter cell and none to the other …
103Nondisjunction — Failure of paired chromosomes to disjoin (separate) during cell division so that both chromosomes go to one daughter cell and none to the other. Nondisjunction causes errors in chromosome number such as trisomy 21 (Down s syndrome) and monosomy X …
104dismember — 1. To amputate an arm or leg. 2. To divide the body (corpus) in parts. * * * dis·mem·ber ( )dis mem bər vt, dis·mem·bered; dis·mem·ber·ing b(ə )riŋ to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of dis·mem·ber·ment bər mənt n …
105dissociation — 1. Separation, or a dissolution of relations. SYN: disassociation. 2. The change of a complex chemical compound into a simpler one by any lytic reaction, by ionization, by heterolysis, or by homolysis. 3 …
106dissolve — dis·solve vt dis·solved, dis·solv·ing: to bring about the dissolution of dis·solv·able adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dissolve …
107distinct — I (clear) adjective apparent, clarus, clear cut, clear to the mind, clear to the senses, clearly defined, concrete, conspicuous, crystal clear, definite, distinctus, distinguishable, easily perceived, easily understood, eidetic, evident, explicit …
108inconsistent — I adjective at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous,… …
109insular — I adjective alone, apart, confined, detached, discrete, distinct, enisled, isolated, removed, self sufficient, separate, solitary II index alien (unrelated), alone (solitary) …
110periodic — I adjective cadenced, cadent, continual, cyclic, cyclical, erratic, fluctuating, frequent, habitual, intermittent, measured, occasional, occurring again, oft repeated, oftentime, patterned, perpetual, reappearing, recurrent, recurring, regular,… …
