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monotelical

monotelical is the alternative form of monotelic.

Meaning of monotelic

Adjective

monotelic (not comparable)

  1. That can breed only once in its life cycle
  2. Connected to the spindle through only one kinetochore
    • 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.2015 December 10, “A Novel Time-Dependent CENP-E Inhibitor with Potent Antitumor Activity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about monotelical

What is monotelical the alternative form of?
Monotelical is the alternative form of monotelic.

Words near monotelical in the dictionary

  1. monotectoid
  2. monotelephone
  3. monotelephones
  4. monotelephonic
  5. monotelic
  6. monotelical
  7. monotelically
  8. monotelluride
  9. monotelosomic
  10. monotemporal
  11. monoterminal

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