Definition of monosomy in English:
monosomy
noun ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈsəʊmiˈmɑnəˌsoʊmi
mass nounBiology The condition of having a diploid chromosome complement in which one chromosome lacks its homologous partner.
Example sentencesExamples
- We conclude that chromosomes with damaged centromeres fail to correctly attach to the spindle, thus producing MN and monosomy.
- Isochromosome 17 in this tumor may be functionally equivalent to monosomy 17, as the short arm is lost.
- One plant lacked all six chromosome 12 markers, which indicates possible monosomy, and the other lacked just a terminal marker from the end of chromosome 10.
- The predominant anomalies in reproductive specimens include trisomy of the autosomes and monosomy of the X chromosome.
- Both monosomy and trisomy of specific chromosomes are associated with developmental defects and cancer risk.
Derivatives
adjective
Biology Each type of monosomic and monotelodisomic aneuploid exhibits a characteristic chromosome-specific phenotypic syndrome.
Example sentencesExamples
- The selected nuclei are monosomic for the chromosome that carries the darA mutation; or they are disomic, and mitotic recombination has rendered the mutation homozygous.
- A nucleus with one green signal was considered monosomic for chromosome 8 and one with three hybridization signals as trisomic.
- Depending upon which sperm fertilizes the egg, the resulting plant will be trisomic or monosomic for the translocated A region.
- A new marker on LG D04, the homeolog of chromosome 10, showed the G. barbadense allele in a cytogenetic stock monosomic for chromosome 20.
Definition of monosomy in US English:
monosomy
nounˈmänəˌsōmēˈmɑnəˌsoʊmi
Biology The condition of having a diploid chromosome complement in which one (usually the X) chromosome lacks its homologous partner.
Example sentencesExamples
- One plant lacked all six chromosome 12 markers, which indicates possible monosomy, and the other lacked just a terminal marker from the end of chromosome 10.
- We conclude that chromosomes with damaged centromeres fail to correctly attach to the spindle, thus producing MN and monosomy.
- The predominant anomalies in reproductive specimens include trisomy of the autosomes and monosomy of the X chromosome.
- Isochromosome 17 in this tumor may be functionally equivalent to monosomy 17, as the short arm is lost.
- Both monosomy and trisomy of specific chromosomes are associated with developmental defects and cancer risk.