Definition of monosome in English:
monosome
noun ˈmɒnə(ʊ)səʊmˈmɑnəˌsoʊm
Biology An unpaired (usually X) chromosome in a diploid chromosome complement.
Example sentencesExamples
- RSLs are lines in which a chromosome pair is replaced by a recombined monosome (monosomic RSL) or disome (disomic RSL).
- Thirty-four monosomes and telosomes, representing 18 of the 26 chromosomes, were used in combination with six mutants that were associated with nine loci.
- The J21A minichromosome is transmitted to only 27% of the progeny in a monosome transmission assay, corresponding to half the frequency observed for a normal monosome.
- Fractions from the lower density region of the gradient include ribosomal subunits, 80 S monosomes and mRNP complexes.
- This shoulder peak disappears if extracts are centrifuged under conditions that dissociate monosomes and polysomes into free 40S and 60S subunits.