monosomy

English

Etymology

monosome +‎ -y

Noun

monosomy (countable and uncountable, plural monosomies)

1. A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.

Related terms

• aneuploidy
• monosomic
• trisomy

Translations

genetic disorder

• Finnish: monosomia (fi)
• Icelandic: einstæða f, staklitnun f
• Spanish: monosomía f