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==Overview==
'''Monosomy''' is a form of [[aneuploidy]] with the presence of only one [[chromosome]] (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.<ref name="titleCRC - Glossary M">{{cite web |url=http://cll.ucsd.edu/glossarym.htm |title=CRC - Glossary M |accessdate=2007-12-23 |format= |work=}}</ref> Partial monosomy occurs when only a portion of the chromosome has one copy, while the rest has two copies.

====Human monosomy====
Human conditions due to monosomy:
*[[Turner syndrome]] - Women with [[Turner syndrome]] typically have one X chromosome instead of the usual two.  Turner syndrome is the only full monosomy that is seen in humans.
*[[Cri du chat]] syndrome -- (French for "cry of the cat" after the distinctive noise by affected persons' malformed [[larynx]]) a partial monosomy caused by a deletion of the end of the short p (from the word petit, French for small) arm of [[chromosome 5]]
*[[1p36 Deletion Syndrome]] -- a partial monosomy caused by a deletion at the end of the short p arm of [[chromosome 1]]

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