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[1]The term monosomy is used to describe a form of aneuploidy where a chromosome is missing from the usual diploid set. Monosomy can lead to a number of conditions, including Turner syndrome where an entire chromosome is missing.  Partial monosomy is when part of a second chromosome is missing. 


References

  1. National Centre for Biotechnology Information, Monosomy, Available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5191/def-item/monosomy/