trisomies in English

noun
1
a condition in which an extra copy of a chromosome is present in the cell nuclei, causing developmental abnormalities.
The aneuploid embryos detected in the progeny from this cross include trisomies and UPDs of chromosomes 7 and 18.

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1. Aneuploidy (an abnormal number of chromosomes) is the most frequent genetic disorder observed in live births and miscarriages, with trisomies being the most prevalent, accounting for approximately 53 percent of all chromosome abnormalities.