adjective
- having one less chromosome than the normal diploid number
Usage: genetics
Examples
- The monosomic cell was missing one chromosome from the pair.
- Turner syndrome is caused by a monosomic condition affecting the X chromosome.
- Researchers studied the monosomic plants to understand chromosome function.
- The geneticist identified several monosomic individuals in the population.
- Monosomic organisms often show developmental abnormalities.
- The laboratory produced monosomic cell lines for research purposes.