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Dictionary: mon·o·some   (mŏn'ə-sōm') pronunciation
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n.
  1. A chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X-chromosome.
  2. A single ribosome.
monosomic mon'o·so'mic (-sō'mĭk) adj.
monosomy mon'o·so'my n.

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Medical Dictionary: mon·o·some
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(mŏn'ə-sōm')
n.
  1. A chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X-chromosome.
  2. A single ribosome, especially one combined with a molecule of mRNA.
mon'o·so'mic (-sō'mĭk) adj.
mon'o·so'my n.
Veterinary Dictionary: monosomy
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Existence in a cell of only one instead of the normal diploid pair of a particular chromosome.

 
 
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