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