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monosome

[ mon-uh-sohm ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌsoʊm /
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noun Genetics.
a chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X chromosome.
a protein-synthetic complex involving the translation of a messenger RNA molecule by a single ribosome.
a monosomic individual.
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Origin of monosome

First recorded in 1920–25; mono- + -some3

Words nearby monosome

monosemy, monosepalous, monoski, monosodium, monosodium glutamate, monosome, monosomic, monospaced type, monospermous, monospermy, monostable
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British Dictionary definitions for monosome

monosome
/ (ˈmɒnəˌsəʊm) /
noun
an unpaired chromosome, esp an X-chromosome in an otherwise diploid cell

Derived forms of monosome

monosomic (ˌmɒnəˈsəʊmɪk), adjective
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