- 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: HARRY, Myriam (2001), Génétique moléculaire et évolutive [Texte imprimé]. Paris : Maloine.178
- Definition: HARRY, Myriam (2001), Génétique moléculaire et évolutive [Texte imprimé]. Paris : Maloine.178
- Context: WALBAUM, Roland, et al. (1978). "Un cas de rétinoblastome bilatéral avec monosomie 13 partielle (q12→ q14)." Human Genetics 44.2: 219-226.
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