Word info

monosomic

Speech parts

1. monosomic - Noun

2. monosomic - Adjective

Meaning

monosomic (not comparable)

Relating to a monosome

monosomic (plural monosomics)

An individual that possesses a monosome

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Most monosomic and trisomic human embryos are not viable, but some aneuploidies can be tolerated, such as trisomy for the smallest chromosome, chromosome 21. Phenotypes of these aneuploidies range from severe developmental disorders to asymptomatic. Source: Internet

Therefore, one of the daughter cells will be monosomic for that chromosome. Source: Internet

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