Monosomy
Monosomy is a form of aneuploidy with the presence of only one chromosome from a pair.[1] Partial monosomy occurs when a portion of one chromosome in a pair is missing.
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Schematic karyogram of a human, showing the normal diploid karyotype. It shows annotated bands and sub-bands as used for the nomenclature of chromosome abnormalities including partial monosomies. It shows 22 homologous chromosomes, both the female (XX) and male (XY) versions of the sex chromosome (bottom right), as well as the mitochondrial genome (to scale at bottom left).
Human monosomy
Human conditions due to monosomy:
- Turner syndrome – People with Turner syndrome typically have one X chromosome instead of the usual two X chromosomes. Turner syndrome is the only full monosomy that is seen in humans — all other cases of full monosomy are lethal and the individual will not survive development.
- Cri du chat syndrome – (French for "cry of the cat" after the persons' malformed larynx) a partial monosomy caused by a deletion of the end of the short arm of chromosome 5
- 1p36 deletion syndrome – a partial monosomy caused by a deletion at the end of the short arm of chromosome 1
- 17q12 microdeletion syndrome - a partial monosomy caused by a deletion of part of the long arm of chromosome 17
See also
References
- "CRC - Glossary M". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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