Monosomic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An individual that possesses a monosome
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a monosome not-comparable

    "The Sou variants, which appear on the background of nongrowing cells plated on sorbose as a sole source of carbon, are monosomic for chromosome 5; furthermore, either homolog can be lost under these conditions (13 )."

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"The Sou variants, which appear on the background of nongrowing cells plated on sorbose as a sole source of carbon, are monosomic for chromosome 5; furthermore, either homolog can be lost under these conditions (13 )."

Etymology

From monosome + -ic.

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