What does monosome mean?
noun
A monosome is a single ribosome in a cell, as opposed to a polysome which is a cluster of ribosomes. In genetics, a monosome is a single copy of a chromosome.
Example
"The cell contained a monosome that was responsible for translating the mRNA into a protein."
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