monosome

[ mon-uh-sohm ]

nounGenetics.
  1. a chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X chromosome.

  2. a protein-synthetic complex involving the translation of a messenger RNA molecule by a single ribosome.

  1. a monosomic individual.

Origin of monosome

1
First recorded in 1920–25; mono- + -some3

Words Nearby monosome

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British Dictionary definitions for monosome

monosome

/ (ˈmɒnəˌsəʊm) /


noun
  1. an unpaired chromosome, esp an X-chromosome in an otherwise diploid cell

Derived forms of monosome

  • monosomic (ˌmɒnəˈsəʊmɪk), adjective

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