monosomic

English

Etymology

From monosome +‎ -ic.

Adjective

monosomic (not comparable)

1. Relating to a monosome
   • 2000 July 14, B. B. Magee, P. T. Magee, “Induction of Mating in Candida albicans by Construction of MTLa and MTLalpha Strains”, in Science‎^[1], volume 289, number 5477, →DOI, pages 310–313:

     The Sou variants, which appear on the background of nongrowing cells plated on sorbose as a sole source of carbon, are monosomic for chromosome 5; furthermore, either homolog can be lost under these conditions (13 ).

Noun

monosomic (plural monosomics)

1. An individual that possesses a monosome