monosome

[ mon-uh-sohm ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌsoʊm /

noun Genetics.

a chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X chromosome.
a protein-synthetic complex involving the translation of a messenger RNA molecule by a single ribosome.
a monosomic individual.

Origin of monosome

First recorded in 1920–25; mono- + -some3

Words nearby monosome

monosemy, monosepalous, monoski, monosodium, monosodium glutamate, monosome, monosomia, monosomic, monospaced type, monospasm, monospermous

British Dictionary definitions for monosome

monosome
/ (ˈmɒnəˌsəʊm) /

noun

an unpaired chromosome, esp an X-chromosome in an otherwise diploid cell

Derived forms of monosome

monosomic (ˌmɒnəˈsəʊmɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for monosome

monosome
[ mŏn′ə-sōm′ ]

n.

A chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X-chromosome.
A single ribosome, especially one combined with a molecule of mRNA.

Other words from monosome

mon′o•so′mic (-sō′mĭk) adj. mon′o•so′my n.