monotelic

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monotelic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) That can breed only once in its life cycle
  2. (genetics) Connected to the spindle through only one kinetochore
    • 2015 December 10, “A Novel Time-Dependent CENP-E Inhibitor with Potent Antitumor Activity”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Because pole-proximal misaligned chromosomes are expected to possess syntelic or monotelic attachments, the inter-kinetochore tension of these sister chromatids would be weakened during formation of the mitotic spindle.

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