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Glossary Term

Glossary
Term
Monosomy MGI Glossary
Definition
The condition of having a single chromosome of a particular type; lacking a homologous chromosome. Normal male mice are monosomic for the X chromosome.
See also Trisomy.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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04/03/2013
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