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  • Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 24
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ, Marco GARCÍA SPATA, Marie-Hélène GARCIA
  • Creation / modification date: 27-02-2014
  • Term: monosomy
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Deletion of one of the chromosomes, resulting a set of 45 chromosomes.
  • Context: Turner’s syndrome is an example of monosomy, in which girls have a single X chromosome, causing them to have short stature and infertility.
  • Notes: Trisomy and monosomy may arise through errors in cell division, during meiosis and mitosis.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: TALWAR, G.P. y L. M. SRIVASTAVA (Eds) (2002) Textbook of biochemistry and human biology. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India.
    • Definition: TALWAR, G.P. y L. M. SRIVASTAVA (Eds) (2002) Textbook of biochemistry and human biology. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India.
    • Context: O'CONNELL SMELTZER, S.C., BARE, B.G., HINKLE, J.L. y K.H. CHEEVER (2010). Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing, Volume 1. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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