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monosomic

adj, noun — 2 senses

monosomic

adj

Etymology From monosome + -ic.

1

Relating to a monosome

  • 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 ).2000 July 14, B. B. Magee, P. T. Magee, “Induction of Mating in Candida albicans by Construction of MTLa and MTLalpha Strains”, in Science, volume 289, number 5477, →DOI, pages 310–313:

monosomic

noun

Etymology From monosome + -ic.

1

An individual that possesses a monosome

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