Congenital Abnormality
monosomy

mon·o·so·my
Subclass of:
Aneuploidy
Definitions related to monosomy:
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A chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The condition in which one chromosome of a pair is missing. In a normally diploid cell it is represented symbolically as 2N-1.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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