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discordance

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dis⋅cord⋅ance

  [dis-kawr-dns]
–noun
1. a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
2. an instance of this.
3. dissonance.
4. Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity.
5. (in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME < AF discordaunce, descordance; see discord, -ance
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dis·cor·dance   (dĭ-skôr'dns)   
n.  

  1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord.

  2. Genetics The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

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discordance dis·cor·dance (dĭ-skôr'dns)
n.
The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

dis·cor'dant adj.

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