"monosomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monosomies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English monosome English -y English monosomy From monosome + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|monosome|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English monosome English -y English monosomy From monosome + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monosomy (countable and uncountable, plural monosomies)
  1. A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: aneuploidy, monosomic, trisomy Translations (genetic disorder): 單體性 /单体性 (dāntǐxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), monozomie [feminine] (Czech), monosomia (Finnish), einstæða [feminine] (Icelandic), staklitnun [feminine] (Icelandic), monosomía [feminine] (Spanish)

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