monochromosome
monochromosome noun: a single chromosome.
Noun
monochromosome (plural monochromosomes)
- A single chromosome
- Chromosome complementation studies, where all or part of a chromosome is introduced into cell lines with LOH of that chromosome via microcell-mediated monochromosome transfer, have frequently been able to show reduction in tumorigenicity of the cell line thus complemented, but have only rarely been...2015 August 1, Georgina L. Ryland et al., “Loss of heterozygosity: what is it good for?”, in BMC Medical Genomics, volume 8, →DOI
Forms of monochromosome
| plural | monochromosomes |
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Origin of monochromosome
From mono- + chromosome.
Questions about monochromosome
- What does monochromosome mean?
- Monochromosome means a single chromosome.
- What part of speech is monochromosome?
- Monochromosome is a noun.
- What is the plural of monochromosome?
- The plural of monochromosome is monochromosomes.
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