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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: BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 341.
    • Definition: BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 341
    • Context: MURKEN, Jan (Hrsg) (2011). Taschenlehrbuch: Humangenetik. 8., überarb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 183.
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