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Fertility Glossary

Chromosome

A packaged bundle of DNA; humans usually have 46.

Eggs and sperm normally carry 23 chromosomes each. Errors in this process cause many early miscarriages.

Related terms

Karyotype

A test of the number and structure of a person's chromosomes.

Aneuploidy

An abnormal number of chromosomes.

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