dysgenesis

• Condição de desenvolvimento anormal ou defeituoso de um órgão, tecido ou organismo, especialmente quando associada à redução da fertilidade ou à esterilidade em descendentes híbridos.

A noun referring to a condition of impaired or abnormal development, particularly in the context of reduced fertility or sterility observed in hybrid offspring.

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1. Hybrid infertilityC1formalscientific

   Reduced fertility or sterility observed in offspring produced by crosses between different species or genetically distinct populations.

   Infertilidade híbrida

   • Dysgenesis often occurs when two different species of birds interbreed.
   • The study examined dysgenesis in hybrid fruit flies to understand genetic incompatibility.
   • Hybrid dysgenesis can prevent gene flow between closely related populations.

2. Abnormal developmentC1formalmedical

   Congenital malformation or defective development of an organ or tissue.

   Desenvolvimento anormal

   • Gonadal dysgenesis is a condition where the reproductive organs do not develop normally.
   • Renal dysgenesis can lead to kidney failure in infancy.
   • The ultrasound showed signs of cerebral dysgenesis in the fetus.