Anatomy

Ring Chromosomes

Aberrant chromosomes with no ends, i.e., circular.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Aberrant chromosomes with no ends, i.e., circular.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Chromosomes, Ring
  • Chromosome, Ring
  • Ring Chromosome

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with chromosome rings ( = CHROMOSOME BANDING) or DNA, CIRCULAR

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History Note

91(85); was see under CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS 1985-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Chromosome Aberrations (1968-1984)
  • Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1984)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A11w.284w.187w.788w
  2. C23.550.210w.760w
  3. G05.360w.162w.788w
  4. G05.365w.590w.175w.760w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ring Chromosomes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012303. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012303
  2. Ring Chromosomes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_chromosome
  3. Ring Chromosomes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q474261