monosomy |
disomy |
As nouns the difference between monosomy and disomy
is that
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair while
disomy is the normal state of a diploid eukaryotic cell or individual which has two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes in each nucleus. A normal chromosome is represented twice in a single cell.
monosome |
monosomy |
As nouns the difference between monosome and monosomy
is that
monosome is the chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy while
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
monosomy |
monosemy |
As nouns the difference between monosomy and monosemy
is that
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair while
monosemy is the property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.
aneuploidy |
monosomy |
Related terms |
Aneuploidy is a related term of monosomy.
As nouns the difference between aneuploidy and monosomy
is that
aneuploidy is (genetics) the condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question while
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
pair |
monosomy |
As nouns the difference between pair and monosomy
is that
pair is two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of while
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
As a verb pair
is to group into sets of two or
pair can be (obsolete) to impair.
chromosome |
monosomy |
As nouns the difference between chromosome and monosomy
is that
chromosome is a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins while
monosomy is a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
genetic |
monosomy |
As an adjective genetic
is genetic.
As a noun monosomy is
a genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
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