monosome
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mon·o·some
(mŏn'ə-sōm') 
n.
monosomy mon'o·so'my n.
n.
- A chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X-chromosome.
- A single ribosome.
monosomy mon'o·so'my n.
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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monosome
- any chromosome in a functionally diploid chromosome set that lacks a homologue.
- a structure consisting of a single ribosome bound to a molecule of messenger RNA.
| monosodium glutamate, monose, monosaccharide | |
| monosomic, monospecific, monoterpene |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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monosomy
Existence in a cell of only one instead of the normal diploid pair of a particular chromosome.
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