Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aneugeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aneuge-ny
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation of aneuploid gametes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Committee further noted that there could be a threshold for some genotoxic mechanisms, particularly those in which damage to DNA is indirect, such as inhibition of spindle formation leading to aneugeny."
"In summary, our results indicate that the classic mutagens DES and NMU induce aneugeny in Chinese hamster cell lines, but they do so by different mechanisms."
"Because azo dyes contain heavy metals such as chromium and cobalt, they can cause chromosome aberrations such as aneugeny at physiological concentrations."

Etymology

From an- (“not”) + eu- (“good”) + -geny (“creation; origin”), modeled off aneuploid.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does aneugeny mean?: The creation of aneuploid gametes.
Where does aneugeny come from?: From an- (“not”) + eu- (“good”) + -geny (“creation; origin”), modeled off aneuploid.

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