See Also: isodisomy(medicine)

inducive (iou) and isodisomy (medicine)


inducive (iou)



inducive adjective. rare. E17.
[from INDUCE + -IVE.]
Tending to induce or give rise to something. (Foll. by of, to.)

isodisomy (medicine)


isodisomy


Remarkable situation where both chromosomes in a pair are from one parent and neither from the Other. Isodisomy causes some birth defects and, we suspect, plays a role in cancer. Also called uniparental disomy.