monosome

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′ə sōm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mon•o•some  (mon′ə sōm′),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]
  1. Geneticsa chromosome having no homologue, esp. an unpaired X chromosome.
  2. Geneticsa protein-synthetic complex involving the translation of a messenger RNA molecule by a single ribosome.
  3. a monosomic individual.
  • mono- + -some3 1920–25

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