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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for monosomies
  1. Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... for a total of 47 chromosomes per cell. Monosomy, or the loss of one chromosome in cells, ... aneuploidy. "Mono-" is Greek for "one"; people with monosomy have one copy of a particular chromosome in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../chromosomalconditions - Genetics
  2. What are the different types of genetic tests?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... or missing copy of a chromosome (trisomy or monosomy, respectively), a large piece of a chromosome that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/types - Genetics
  3. How are genetic screening tests different from genetic diagnostic tests?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... or missing copy of a chromosome (trisomy or monosomy, respectively) or abnormalities of large segments of chromosomes , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/testing/differenttests - Genetics