Definition of HeterotrisomyHeterotrisomy: Trisomy of different chromosomes. The occurrence of two children in the same family, one with trisomy 18 and the other with trisomy 21, is an instance of heterotrisomy. See also: Homotrisomy. Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2012
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